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The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for unlawful possession of government trophy, finding the evidence sufficient and the disposal procedure proper.
The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal over unlawful possession of a government trophy, finding the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for publishing false information on Twitter under Tanzania’s Cybercrimes Act.
The conviction was unsafe due to the unexplained six-month delay by the victim in naming the accused, lack of credible and reliable evidence from the victim, and the prosecution's failure to call material witnesses, all of which created reasonable doubt as to the appellant's guilt.
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The trial court had jurisdiction due to proper consent and certificate; PW1 was competent to tender the exhibit as custodian; the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt through the appellant's admission, corroborated by witness testimony and documentary evidence; the chain of custody was properly maintained; the sentence of a fine in the alternative to imprisonment was unlawful, and the correct sentence is twenty years imprisonment without an option of a fine under Section 60(2) of the EOCCA.
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The appeal was dismissed because the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant committed the unnatural offence against a child under 18, based on credible and corroborated evidence from the victim, medical testimony, and the appellant’s own confession. Procedural lapses regarding the recording of the child’s evidence did not affect its credibility or admissibility, and the appellant’s defence was considered and properly rejected.
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The trial court's proceedings and judgment are vitiated due to the absence of PW5's testimony from the record, creating a material discrepancy between the judgment and the trial record, which prevents proper appellate review. The error is not based on insufficiency of evidence but on the lack of a complete and accurate record. Accordingly, the proceedings and judgment are quashed and set aside, and a retrial is ordered before a different magistrate.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal for unnatural offence, finding the complainant’s account untrustworthy, with unexplained delay and missing material witnesses.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal and affirmed life imprisonment for unnatural offences involving child victims, finding the evidence and caution statement sufficient.
Court of Appeal upheld convictions for rape and abduction of a girl under 16, but excluded an unlawfully recorded cautioned statement.
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