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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding the appellant’s guilty plea was equivocal because the admitted facts were unclear and referred to more than one offence.
The conviction was upheld as the evidence left no doubt of the appellant's guilt, but the sentence was reduced due to the minor amount involved and the appellant being a first offender.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a conviction for stealing by public servant, and set aside the sentence and restitution order.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a robbery with violence conviction, finding the evidence unsafe and ordering the appellant’s release.
The High Court allowed a cattle theft appeal after finding the evidence against the appellant insufficient, quashing the conviction and sentence.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing a conviction for theft by a public servant because the money had been lawfully paid as imprest.
The High Court upheld Ally Abdallah Muya’s conviction for stealing by a public servant, finding the trial magistrate was entitled to prefer prosecution evidence over the appellant’s conflicting account.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a 5-year cattle theft conviction, finding the evidence confusing, inconclusive, and insufficient.
The High Court allowed consolidated criminal appeals in a cattle theft case, finding the prosecution evidence inconsistent and unreliable, and quashed the convictions.
The application for bail pending appeal is refused because there are no exceptional or unusual reasons, and the prospects of the appeal's success do not appear overwhelming.
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