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The High Court upheld the conviction for unnatural offence, found the victim credible, and enhanced the sentence to life imprisonment under section 154(2).
Non-compliance with Section 127(2) of the Evidence Act did not affect the credibility of PW1, whose evidence was direct, consistent, and corroborated by medical findings. The age of the victim was proved by the guardian, teacher, and medical doctor. The prosecution proved penetration and the appellant's culpability beyond reasonable doubt. The sentence imposed by the trial court was unlawful and enhanced to life imprisonment as required by Section 131(3) of the Penal Code.
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Court of Appeal dismissed a second criminal appeal, holding that new grounds not raised below would not be entertained and that sentence enhancement was authorized by law.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal review application, holding that the applicant merely listed review grounds without particularizing any manifest error, nullity, or perjury.
The Court of Appeal upheld Aloyce Maridadi’s conviction for unnatural offence and confirmed life imprisonment, while expunging an improperly tendered PF3 report.
The unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence, including the appellant's presence, the victim's injuries, and the appellant's suspicious conduct, irresistibly points to the appellant as the perpetrator, making the conviction and sentence proper even without the victim's testimony.
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The unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence irresistibly pointed to the appellant as the perpetrator of the rape, and the absence of the victim's testimony due to tender age did not preclude conviction.
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The unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence, including the appellant's presence, the victim's injuries, and the appellant's suspicious conduct, irresistibly pointed to the appellant as the perpetrator, justifying conviction and sentence even without the victim's testimony.
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The Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed the appellants’ challenge to robbery-with-violence convictions and upheld an enhanced 15-year sentence.
The High Court upheld a robbery with violence conviction, found the eyewitness identification reliable, and increased the sentence from eight to twelve years.
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