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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellants were properly identified beyond reasonable doubt
- 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.
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