20170830 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The charge against the appellant was defective for failing to specify the category of rape, which denied the appellant a fair hearing and vitiated the conviction and sentence.
- Citation
- 20170830 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Yuda Kaimu; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 30 August 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Defective Charge, Fair Hearing, Criminal Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Yuda Kaimu
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charge against the appellant was defective for failing to specify the category of rape under section 130 of the Penal Code
- 2 Whether the defect in the charge vitiated the conviction and sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The charge against the appellant was defective for failing to specify the category of rape, which denied the appellant a fair hearing and vitiated the conviction and sentence.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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