Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Tanzania decisions
Decisions matching the current search
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for unnatural offence and attempted unnatural offence, holding the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for unnatural offence against a child, rejecting complaints about date variance, child testimony, and a confession.
Variance in victim's age between charge and evidence was minor and curable; prosecution proved victim was under 18. Omission to read admitted exhibit required expunging, but oral evidence sufficed. Child witness testimony was properly admitted. Appellant was afforded right to cross-examine. Prosecution proved statutory rape beyond reasonable doubt; appeal dismissed.
Source excerpt
The prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt due to non-compliance with section 127(2) of the Evidence Act in recording child witness evidence, lack of credibility and consistency in victim testimonies, and insufficient medical evidence. The illegally admitted evidence was expunged, leaving only hearsay and inconclusive medical evidence, which could not sustain a conviction.
Source excerpt
The Court of Appeal allowed Athumani Ally’s appeal, quashed his conviction for unnatural offence, and set aside the life sentence after excluding improperly admitted child evidence.
Court of Appeal upheld convictions for armed robbery and gang rape, finding the complainants identified the appellants by recognition and that remaining evidence proved the case.
The Court of Appeal of Tanzania upheld a rape conviction, finding the victim’s age was proved, the evidence was credible, and the defence was considered.
The conviction and sentence were unlawful because the appellant, being 18 years old at the time of the offence, should not have been sentenced to imprisonment, and the testimony of the child victim was improperly admitted without the required promise to tell the truth, rendering the conviction unsafe.
Source excerpt
The conviction was quashed because the trial court failed to properly conduct the voire dire examination for the child witness, rendering the victim's evidence inadmissible. With the exclusion of the victim's and other unreliable evidence, the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
Source excerpt
The conviction was quashed because the variance between the charge sheet and prosecution evidence as to the place of commission of the offence was material and went to the root of the case, rendering the charge unproven beyond reasonable doubt.
Source excerpt
Explore more
