19890726 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The complainant's identification of the appellants was credible and corroborated by evidence of recent possession and sale of stolen property. The alibis were not substantiated. Convictions and sentences were proper.
- Citation
- 19890726 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Saidi Omari; Appellant: Okasha Mohamed; Appellant: Omari Salum; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 July 1989
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery, Identification Evidence, Alibi, Appeal, Burglary
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Saidi Omari
Appellant
Okasha Mohamed
Appellant
Omari Salum
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the identification evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction for robbery
- 2 Whether the appellants' alibis created reasonable doubt
- 3 Whether possession and sale of recently stolen property supported conviction
Ratio Decidendi
The complainant's identification of the appellants was credible and corroborated by evidence of recent possession and sale of stolen property. The alibis were not substantiated. Convictions and sentences were proper.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Convictions and sentences of all three appellants are upheld.
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