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Criminal law 19961123 TZHC Mwanza

19961123 TZHC Mwanza

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed a sentence-only appeal by three manslaughter appellants, holding section 337(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act was not engaged.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing
  • Probation
  • Health grounds
  • Sentencing-appeal
  • Health-grounds
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Criminal law 19850114 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19850114 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court refused to revise a one-year sentence for theft, holding there was no basis to replace it with probation or interfere with the magistrate’s order.

  • Sentencing
  • Juvenile offenders
  • Minimum sentences act
  • Probation
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Juvenile-offenders
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Criminal law 19740913 TZHC Dodoma

19740913 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court quashed Christopher H. Ndaki’s conviction for stealing by public servant, finding the prosecution evidence unreliable and the case unsafe.

  • Stealing by public servant
  • False pretences
  • Probation
  • Minimum sentences
  • Criminal-law
  • Stealing-by-public-servant
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Criminal law 19740121 TZHC Mwanza

19740121 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court quashed Joseph Petro’s conviction for stealing from a motor vehicle and held the prosecution had not made a prima facie case against him.

  • Stealing from motor vehicle
  • Receiving stolen property
  • Conspiracy
  • Probation
  • Prima facie case
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law 19730723 TZHC Arusha

19730723 TZHC Arusha

The High Court set aside a probation order for unlawful possession of elephant tusks and leopard skins, substituting a fine or jail in default.

  • Unlawful possession
  • Sentencing
  • Fauna conservation
  • Wildlife-law
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Probation
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Criminal law 19701002 TZHC Dar es salaam

19701002 TZHC Dar es salaam

The High Court set aside a 12-month sentence for breach of probation after the underlying conviction was quashed, ordering the accused’s release if not lawfully detained.

  • Stealing by agent
  • Probation
  • Breach of probation
  • Setting aside conviction
  • Criminal-law
  • Breach-of-probation
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