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Criminal law madeni nindwa vs republic 2017 tzca 348 19 july 2017

madeni nindwa vs republic 2017 tzca 348 19 july 2017

The Court of Appeal held that a combined economic and non-economic prosecution without the required DPP consent and certificate was a nullity.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Unlawful possession of government trophies
  • Failure to report possession
  • Procedural requirements for economic offences
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Economic-crimes
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Criminal law 20161029 TZHC Mwanza

20161029 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal over unlawful possession of government trophies, finding serious evidential and procedural defects and quashing the conviction and sentence.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophies
  • Failure to report possession
  • Jurisdiction
  • Evidence procedure
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19830124 TZHC Mbeya 1

19830124 TZHC Mbeya 1

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding no evidence linking the appellant to unlawful possession of elephant tusks and an uncorroborated retracted confession.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophies
  • Failure to report possession
  • Evidence
  • Confession
  • Criminal-law
  • Wildlife-offences
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Criminal law 19790203 TZHC Tabora

19790203 TZHC Tabora

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for unlawful possession of government trophies and ammunition, upholding the forfeiture order.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophy
  • Failure to report possession
  • Unlawful possession of ammunition
  • Forfeiture of property
  • Criminal-law
  • Wildlife-law
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Criminal law 19750609 TZHC Arusha

19750609 TZHC Arusha

The High Court held that the appellants’ guilty plea was equivocal because the prosecution facts did not disclose the offence charged, and ordered a new trial.

  • Plea procedure
  • Equivocal plea
  • Burden of proof
  • Possession of government trophy
  • Failure to report possession
  • Equivocal-plea
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Criminal law N

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The High Court upheld convictions for unlawful possession of government trophy and failure to report, but reduced the first-count sentence for lack of proved trophy value.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophy
  • Failure to report possession
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Wildlife-law
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 19700429 TZCA Dar es Salaam7

19700429 TZCA Dar es Salaam7

The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for unlawful hunting, quashed unlawful possession of government trophy, and substituted theft for stealing by a public servant.

  • Unlawful hunting
  • Possession of government trophy
  • Failure to report possession
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Fauna conservation ordinance
  • Penal code
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