19701021 TZHC Mwanza
The charges were fatally defective for failing to specify the type of licence not possessed and for not sufficiently informing the appellant of the case against him, resulting in prejudice. The conviction on the third count was unsupported by evidence as to the muzzle energy of the firearm, failing to prove the offence beyond reasonable doubt.
- Citation
- 19701021 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Silveri s/o Hotulio; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 21 October 1970
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Defective Charge, Hunting Without Licence, Use of Unsuitable Weapons, Fauna Conservation Ordinance, Criminal Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Silveri s/o Hotulio
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charges sufficiently informed the appellant of the case against him
- 2 Whether the appellant was properly convicted for hunting without the appropriate licence
- 3 Whether the appellant was properly convicted for hunting with unsuitable weapons
Ratio Decidendi
The charges were fatally defective for failing to specify the type of licence not possessed and for not sufficiently informing the appellant of the case against him, resulting in prejudice. The conviction on the third count was unsupported by evidence as to the muzzle energy of the firearm, failing to prove the offence beyond reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- convictions quashed
- sentences set aside
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