20160802 TZCA Arusha
The appellant's own admission in court of possessing cocaine hydrochloride, combined with unbroken chain of custody and scientific evidence, established guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Cocaine hydrochloride is a narcotic drug as defined by the relevant statute.
- Citation
- 20160802 TZCA Arusha
- Parties
- Appellant: Vivian Edigin; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 2 August 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Narcotics Trafficking, Chain of Custody, Confession, Sentencing
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Vivian Edigin
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the chain of custody of the narcotic drugs was maintained
- 2 Whether cocaine hydrochloride is a narcotic drug under the law
- 3 Whether the conviction was supported by evidence including the appellant's confession
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant's own admission in court of possessing cocaine hydrochloride, combined with unbroken chain of custody and scientific evidence, established guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Cocaine hydrochloride is a narcotic drug as defined by the relevant statute.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentence of life imprisonment upheld
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