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Criminal law republic vs martine clement marko 2022 tzhc 277 28 february 2022

republic vs martine clement marko 2022 tzhc 277 28 february 2022

The High Court revised unlawful traffic sentences, reducing one fine to the lawful maximum and increasing another to the statutory minimum.

  • Sentencing
  • Revision of sentence
  • Traffic offences
  • Criminal-law
  • Traffic-law
  • Revision-of-sentence
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Criminal law joyce mganga vs the republic 2010 tzhc 204 20 october 2010

joyce mganga vs the republic 2010 tzhc 204 20 october 2010

The High Court revised a criminal sentence for perjury, finding a fine of Tshs. 400,000 or two years’ imprisonment manifestly excessive and ordering release after one month served.

  • Perjury
  • Sentencing
  • Revision of sentence
  • Juvenile justice
  • Sentence-revision
  • Criminal-revision
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Criminal law 19920701 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

19920701 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

The High Court quashed a three-year sentence for possession of bhang under Cap. 134 s.2(b) as illegal because it exceeded the statutory maximum.

  • Sentencing
  • Possession of narcotics
  • Revision of sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Judicial-revision
  • Drug-possession
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Criminal law 19881125 TZHC Dar es Salaam3

19881125 TZHC Dar es Salaam3

The High Court quashed Joseph Shirima’s attempted robbery conviction for lack of proof, upheld unlawful possession of a firearm, and revised the sentence upward.

  • Attempted robbery
  • Unlawful possession of firearm
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal
  • Revision of sentence
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19880615 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19880615 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal set aside a High Court revisional order that enhanced a sentence without hearing the accused, holding this breached section 373(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act.

  • Revision of sentence
  • Right to be heard
  • Price control offences
  • Sentence-revision
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law 19880613 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

19880613 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

The Court of Appeal set aside a High Court revisional order that had increased a sentence without hearing the appellant, contrary to section 373(2).

  • Revision of sentence
  • Right to be heard
  • Price control act
  • Revision-of-sentence
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Criminal-procedure
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