Tanzania Case Law

director of public prosecutions vs mateso albano kasianchupi 2020 tzhc 4205 18 november 2020

Court

TZHC

The trial court properly exercised sentencing discretion considering mitigating factors and respondent's guilty plea; section 84(1) allows discretion and does not mandate the minimum fine. The confiscation and forfeiture order was illegal due to lack of specificity and non-compliance with statutory procedures.

Source excerpt

• Sentencing discretion
• Confiscation and forfeiture
• Plea of guilty
• Minimum sentencing
• Property rights

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20161102 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held that quashing the conviction discharged the forfeiture order and struck out the Republic’s ground of appeal for lack of a cross-appeal.

• Confiscation and forfeiture
• Appeals procedure
• Possession of narcotic drugs
• Conspiracy to commit felony
• Unlawful sale of narcotics
• Confiscation-and-forfeiture

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