stanford sylvester vs republic 2021 tzhc 9445 3 december 2021
The prosecution failed to prove the offence of store breaking and stealing against the appellant, but the conviction for failure to prevent the commission of the offence was proper as the appellant was responsible for security.
- Citation
- stanford sylvester vs republic 2021 tzhc 9445 3 december 2021
- Parties
- Appellant: Stanford Sylvester; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 3 December 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal partly allowed
- Legal Topics
- Store Breaking, Failure to Prevent Offence, Conviction, Sentencing, Evidence Evaluation
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Stanford Sylvester
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for store breaking was proved beyond reasonable doubt
- 2 Whether the appellant failed to prevent the commission of the offence
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to prove the offence of store breaking and stealing against the appellant, but the conviction for failure to prevent the commission of the offence was proper as the appellant was responsible for security.
Court Disposition
appeal partly allowed
Orders
- Appellant to be released forthwith unless held for other lawful reasons
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