19850506 TZCA Mwanza
The Court of Appeal upheld manslaughter convictions arising from a prison transport boat capsizing after the appellant overloaded it against instructions.
- Manslaughter
- Negligence
- Duty of care
- Criminal-law
- Duty-of-care
- Causation
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19850506 TZCA Dar es Salaam
The Court of Appeal upheld manslaughter convictions arising from a prison officer’s negligent overloading of a boat, but quashed counts lacking proper identification of the deceased.
- Manslaughter
- Negligence
- Duty of care
- Overloading
- Identification of bodies
- Criminal-negligence
19800728 TZHC Mbeya
The High Court reduced a first offender’s sentence for carrying excess passengers, holding the original fine was excessive and the offender’s means were not considered.
- Sentencing
- Overloading
- Road traffic offences
- Criminal-sentencing
- Road-traffic-offences
- Probation-and-fines
19800723 TZHC Mbeya1
The High Court reduced a fine for overloading after finding the original sentence was excessive and beyond the appellant’s means.
- Overloading
- Sentencing principles
- Ability to pay fine
- Sentencing-principles
- Ability-to-pay-fine
- Road-traffic-act
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