salehe juma another vs republic 2008 tzca 82 12 september 2008

salehe juma another vs republic 2008 tzca 82 12 september 2008

The appellants were properly identified by credible witnesses under favourable conditions, and there was no misdirection or non-direction by the lower courts; thus, there is no basis to overturn the concurrent findings of fact.

Citation
salehe juma another vs republic 2008 tzca 82 12 september 2008
Parties
Appellant: Salehe Juma; Appellant: Nassoro Mengi; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
12 September 2008
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Armed Robbery, Visual Identification, Appellate Review, Burden of Proof
Source Language
English

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Parties

Salehe Juma

Appellant

Nassoro Mengi

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the appellants were properly identified beyond reasonable doubt
  2. 2 Whether there was any misdirection or non-direction on the evidence by the lower courts

Ratio Decidendi

The appellants were properly identified by credible witnesses under favourable conditions, and there was no misdirection or non-direction by the lower courts; thus, there is no basis to overturn the concurrent findings of fact.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed in its entirety.