Tanzania Case Law

20150923 TZHC Iringa

Court

TZHC

The conviction of the first appellant was upheld based on a valid, voluntary cautioned statement and corroborated visual identification. The convictions of the second and third appellants were quashed because the identification parade was not properly conducted and the third appellant's conviction was based solely on an uncorroborated cautioned statement of a co-accused, contrary to established legal principles.

Source excerpt

• Armed robbery
• Visual identification
• Confession
• Identification parade
• Burden of proof
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence

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salim petro another vs the dpp 2011 tzca 149 1 march 2011

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal quashed armed robbery convictions after finding the appellants’ cautioned statements inadmissible and the remaining evidence insufficient.

• Armed robbery
• Admissibility of evidence
• Ownership of stolen property
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Criminal procedure
• Armed-robbery

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kiliani john wachupa vs republic 2010 tzhc 262 23 august 2010

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, finding the identification evidence unreliable, the search irregular, and accomplice evidence uncorroborated.

• Armed robbery
• Identification evidence
• Search and seizure
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Appeal procedure
• Armed-robbery

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Bupe Mwakajinga vs Republic DC Criminal Case No

Court

TANZLII

The conviction was quashed because it was based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a co-accused, which is unsafe and unreliable in law, and the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

Source excerpt

• Receiving stolen property
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Standard of proof in criminal cases

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Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal after finding the stolen video was not adequately identified and accomplice evidence lacked proper corroboration.

• Burglary
• Stealing
• Identification of stolen property
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Accomplice-evidence
• Corroboration

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19810802 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that an uncorroborated accomplice account was unsafe and that no independent evidence linked the appellant to the offence.

• Store-breaking
• Stealing
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Standard of proof
• Criminal-law
• Accomplice-evidence

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19770811 TZHC Tanga1

Court

TZHC

The appellant, by exercising effective control over the elephant tusks and acting outside his official duties, was in unlawful possession of government trophy. The explanation of laying a trap was found to be improbable and unsupported by evidence. The conviction was supported by corroborated evidence, and sentencing under the new Act was proper.

Source excerpt

• Unlawful possession of government trophy
• Interpretation of possession
• Sentencing under new legislation
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence

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19770811 TZHC Tanga

Court

TZHC

The appellant was found to have been in effective control and thus possession of the elephant tusks from the time they arrived at Mashati Beer Store, and his explanation of acting in the course of duty was rejected as improbable. The evidence, including corroboration by other witnesses, proved unlawful possession beyond reasonable doubt.

Source excerpt

• Unlawful possession of government trophy
• Interpretation of possession under fauna conservation ordinance
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence

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19760805 TZHC Arusha

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing a conviction for stealing by servant after finding the prosecution had not proved the property was government property or that theft was proved beyond reasonable doubt.

• Theft by servant
• Burden of proof
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Criminal-law
• Theft-by-servant
• Accomplice-evidence

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19720818 TZHC Dodoma3

Court

TZHC

The High Court quashed a conviction for school breaking and stealing after finding the appellant’s alibi was wrongly rejected and the accomplice evidence lacked proper support.

• School breaking
• Stealing
• Alibi
• Corroboration of accomplice evidence
• Criminal-law
• Accomplice-evidence

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