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Criminal law CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 40 OF 3030 TUMAINI FRANK ABRAHAM VS THE REPUBLIC

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 40 OF 3030 TUMAINI FRANK ABRAHAM VS THE REPUBLIC

The prosecution failed to prove the offences beyond reasonable doubt due to material inconsistencies in the victim's evidence and the inadmissibility of the cautioned statement, leaving no credible evidence to sustain the conviction.

  • Rape
  • Impregnating a school girl
  • Defective charge
  • Standard of proof
  • Evidentiary inconsistencies
  • Substitution of charge
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Criminal law emmanuel john vs republic 2011 tzca 61 30 march 2011

emmanuel john vs republic 2011 tzca 61 30 march 2011

The conviction was unsafe due to failure to conduct proper voire dire examination for child witnesses, improper admission of the PF3 without informing the accused of his rights, and improper admission of the cautioned statement by a person other than its maker. These cumulative procedural irregularities rendered the evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction.

  • Rape
  • Children as witnesses
  • Voire dire examination
  • Admissibility of documentary evidence
  • Cautioned statement admissibility
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