Tanzania Case Law

joseph charles bundala vs republic 2021 tzca 3532 21 december 2021

Court

TZCA

The conviction could not be sustained because the search was conducted without a warrant in non-emergency circumstances, contrary to section 38 of the Criminal Procedure Act and Police General Orders, and the trial court failed to exercise its discretion under section 169 of the CPA before admitting the illegally obtained evidence. The evidence was therefore inadmissible and expunged, leaving no basis for conviction.

Source excerpt

• Unlawful possession of prohibited plants
• Illegally obtained evidence
• Search and seizure
• Admissibility of evidence
• Police procedure

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r vs adam rashid jalal khan 2021 tzhc 9536 2 december 2021

Court

TZHC

The High Court ruled that an alleged cautioned statement was inadmissible because it lacked the time and full terms of the caution and was recorded outside the lawful interview period.

• Admissibility of confession
• Cautioned statement requirements
• Police procedure
• Time limits for police interviews
• Admissibility-of-confession
• Cautioned-statement

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20091208 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Court

TZCA

Court of Appeal quashed an armed robbery conviction, holding that the identification evidence was weak and the parade was irregular.

• Armed robbery
• Visual identification
• Identification parade
• Evidence
• Police procedure
• Armed-robbery

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19881224 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Court

TZHC

The High Court of Tanzania dismissed a criminal appeal against a theft conviction, holding that the evidence was sufficient and the police were not responsible for the bag.

• Theft
• Evidence
• Police procedure
• Criminal-law
• Police-procedure

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19870521 TZHC Tabora

Court

TZHC

The court convicted Issa Mohamed of a corrupt transaction after finding he offered TSh 600 to a police officer to avoid being taken to the police station.

• Corruption
• Bribery
• Police procedure
• Criminal-law
• Economic-crimes

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19820917 TZHC Tabora

Court

TZHC

The court found that circumstantial evidence, corroborated by identification parade results and forensic testimony, established beyond reasonable doubt that the accused jointly stole a motorcycle and murdered Lutz Klante and Alnoor Sumar with malice aforethought. The accused's alibi and defence evidence were unreliable and contradicted by credible prosecution witnesses. The identification parades were conducted in accordance with proper procedures, and the accused were positively identified. The evidence satisfied the legal requirements for murder under s.200(c) of the Penal Code.

Source excerpt

• Murder
• Circumstantial evidence
• Identification parade
• Common intention
• Malice aforethought
• Burden of proof

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19780522 TZHC Mwanza

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding no credible proof that the alleged bribe money ever reached the appellant’s possession.

• Corruption
• Evidence
• Police procedure
• Criminal-law
• Police-procedure

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