20171214 TZCA Arusha
The proceedings and judgments of the District Court and High Court were nullified because the appellant was tried and convicted under a fatally defective charge sheet that omitted essential elements of the offence, rendering the entire process a nullity.
- Citation
- 20171214 TZCA Arusha
- Parties
- Appellant: Shedrack Loshoc@ Lota; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 14 December 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)
- Outcome
- appeal allowed; conviction and sentence quashed; appellant set at liberty
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Defective Charge Sheet, Identification Evidence, Admissibility of Evidence, Standard of Proof
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Shedrack Loshoc@ Lota
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charge sheet was fatally defective for omitting essential elements of the offence
- 2 Whether the appellant was properly identified as the perpetrator
- 3 Whether the PF3 medical report was properly admitted into evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The proceedings and judgments of the District Court and High Court were nullified because the appellant was tried and convicted under a fatally defective charge sheet that omitted essential elements of the offence, rendering the entire process a nullity.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed; conviction and sentence quashed; appellant set at liberty
Orders
- Proceedings and judgments of the District Court and High Court nullified
- Appellant to be released unconditionally unless otherwise lawfully held
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