ruben lazaro mafuta mbunde others vs republic 2021 tzca 289 8 july 2021
The prosecution failed to prove the offences of unlawful hunting, possession, and dealing in government trophy against the first, second, and third appellants beyond reasonable doubt; convictions based on retracted confessions without corroboration and on defective charges were unsafe; conviction under a repealed statute is a nullity; only the fourth appellant was proved to be in actual possession of government trophy and his conviction and sentence (with modification) were upheld.
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- Unlawful hunting
- Possession of government trophy
- Dealing in government trophy
- Possession of firearms
- Procedural irregularities
- Defective charge