19820219 TZHC Tanga
The appellant's failure to hoot or brake in an area with many people and obstructed visibility constituted dangerous driving, justifying conviction and sentence.
- Citation
- 19820219 TZHC Tanga
- Parties
- Appellant: Sesiwashaba Mhando; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 19 February 1982
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Dangerous Driving, Causing Bodily Injury, Sentencing, Disqualification From Driving
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Sesiwashaba Mhando
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant drove dangerously causing bodily injury
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive
- 3 Whether there were special reasons to avoid suspension of driving licence
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant's failure to hoot or brake in an area with many people and obstructed visibility constituted dangerous driving, justifying conviction and sentence.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction and sentence of the lower court upheld
- Appellant to pay fine of Shs 3,000 or serve nine months imprisonment in default
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