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Criminal law isaya fujo lusotola vs republic 2023 tzhc 19498 31 july 2023

isaya fujo lusotola vs republic 2023 tzhc 19498 31 july 2023

The High Court struck out a criminal appeal for insufficient information about the sentence, noting uncertainty over a community service order and possible lapse of time.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Variance between charge and evidence
  • Burden of proof
  • Community service
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 20160622 TZHC Dodoma

20160622 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that the trial court misdirected itself by relying on checks and funds without proper evidence being tendered.

  • Embezzlement
  • Theft by public servant
  • Evidence
  • Banking procedure
  • Accomplice evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law mwajabu hussein vs republic 2003 tzhc 106 6 march 2003

mwajabu hussein vs republic 2003 tzhc 106 6 march 2003

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that suspicion and stock shortages did not prove theft beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Burden of proof
  • Mens rea
  • Benefit of doubt
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal law N

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Criminal appeal against convictions for stealing by public servant, forgery, uttering a false document, and obtaining by false pretences was dismissed.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Forgery
  • Uttering false document
  • Obtaining by false pretences
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft-by-public-servant
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Criminal law 19991206 TZHC Mbeya

19991206 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed the conviction for theft by public servant, and set aside the sentence and compensation order.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Evidence
  • Corroboration
  • Acquittal
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft-by-public-servant
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Criminal law 19991129 TZHC Arusha

19991129 TZHC Arusha

The High Court dismissed the D.P.P.’s appeal, upholding the acquittal of three NCA employees because the prosecution failed to prove theft beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Standard of proof
  • Evidence evaluation
  • Acquittal
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal law 19960816 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19960816 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court quashed Simon Mwaijande’s convictions after finding serious evidentiary and procedural defects in the handwriting evidence and prosecution case.

  • Forgery
  • Uttering false documents
  • Theft by public servant
  • Evidence
  • Handwriting expert evidence
  • Procedure
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Criminal law 19960410 TZHC Tabora

19960410 TZHC Tabora

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for forgery, uttering a false document, and theft by public servant, and ordered release.

  • Forgery
  • Uttering false document
  • Theft by public servant
  • Burden of proof
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Uttering-false-document
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Criminal law 19941214 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19941214 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a theft conviction, and held that uncorroborated accomplice evidence and mere opportunity could not sustain guilt.

  • Accomplice evidence
  • Standard of proof
  • Theft by public servant
  • Presumption of guilt
  • Accomplice-evidence
  • Standard-of-proof
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Criminal law 19940420 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19940420 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for forgery and theft by a public servant, and set aside the sentences for lack of sufficient evidence.

  • Forgery
  • Theft by public servant
  • Evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft-by-public-servant
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