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Criminal law 20200115 TZHC Mwanza

20200115 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court upheld a conviction entered on a guilty plea but reduced a four-year sentence to three years after finding the original term beyond the magistrate’s powers.

  • Appeal against conviction on plea of guilty
  • Sentencing limits
  • Theft
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Guilty-plea
  • Appeal-against-conviction
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Criminal law joseph so mahona joseph gembemboje vs republic 2008 tzhc 196 14 april 2008

joseph so mahona joseph gembemboje vs republic 2008 tzhc 196 14 april 2008

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain an appeal against conviction on an unequivocal plea of guilty except as to the extent or legality of the sentence; the application is incompetent as it seeks to challenge the conviction, not the sentence, and is further defective for non-citation of the enabling provision.

  • Extension of time
  • Appeal against conviction on plea of guilty
  • Jurisdictional bar
  • Procedural defects
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