19940503 TZHC Dodoma

19940503 TZHC Dodoma

The presence of the appellant's purse containing his photograph and identity card at the complainant's door minutes after the crime, conclusively proved to belong to him, properly suggests that no other person than him committed the offence.

Citation
19940503 TZHC Dodoma
Parties
Appellant: Unknown Appellant; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
3 May 1994
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
House Breaking, Stealing, Credibility of Witnesses, Appeal Against Conviction
Source Language
English

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Parties

Unknown Appellant

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the conviction for house breaking and stealing was justified based on the evidence
  2. 2 Whether the appellate court should interfere with findings of fact based on oral testimony

Ratio Decidendi

The presence of the appellant's purse containing his photograph and identity card at the complainant's door minutes after the crime, conclusively proved to belong to him, properly suggests that no other person than him committed the offence.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • appeal dismissed in its entirety