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
Case Brief
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Parties
Unknown Appellant
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for house breaking and stealing was justified based on the evidence
- 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
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