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Criminal law FINAL DANIEL BOSCO TARIMO VS REPUBLIC

FINAL DANIEL BOSCO TARIMO VS REPUBLIC

Court
TANZLII

The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt through credible eyewitness testimony and admitted exhibits; contradictions were minor and did not affect the substance; defence evidence, including alibi and alleged insanity, was considered and found insufficient; insanity defence was not properly raised according to legal procedure.

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  • Arson
  • Occasioning loss to specified authority
  • Burden of proof
  • Standard of proof
  • Defence of alibi
  • Defence of insanity
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Criminal law mathias tangawizi lushinge vs republic 2015 tzca 460 8 june 2015

mathias tangawizi lushinge vs republic 2015 tzca 460 8 june 2015

Court
TZCA

The Court of Appeal nullified a murder conviction and ordered a mental examination before retrial, finding the trial court should have considered insanity.

  • Murder
  • Defence of insanity
  • Procedure for raising insanity
  • Mental examination of accused
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Insanity-defence
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Criminal law benedict kilembe vs republic 2010 tzca 106 29 november 2010

benedict kilembe vs republic 2010 tzca 106 29 november 2010

Court
TZCA

The failure to amend the charge from rape to unnatural offence was curable under Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Act as no failure of justice was occasioned; the evidence established the offence of unnatural offence beyond reasonable doubt; the defence of insanity was not substantiated; and the sentence of life imprisonment was lawful under the Penal Code.

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  • Rape
  • Unnatural offence
  • Variance between charge and evidence
  • Defence of insanity
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 20101126 TZCA Mbeya 1

20101126 TZCA Mbeya 1

Court
TZCA

The failure to amend the charge from rape to unnatural offence was curable under Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Act as no injustice was occasioned; the evidence established the offence of unnatural offence beyond reasonable doubt and the defence of insanity was not substantiated.

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  • Rape
  • Unnatural offence
  • Variance between charge and evidence
  • Defence of insanity
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 19890728 TZCA Mwanza6 1

19890728 TZCA Mwanza6 1

Court
TZCA

The appellant's defence of insanity was rightly rejected based on his lucid and rational cautioned statement; conviction for murder was inevitable.

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  • Murder
  • Defence of insanity
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Criminal law 19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

Court
TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a murder appeal, upholding the death sentence and finding no evidence for insanity. It also held the caution statement was admissible.

  • Murder
  • Defence of insanity
  • Manslaughter
  • Caution statement admissibility
  • Criminal-law
  • Insanity-defence
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Criminal law N

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Court
TZHC

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for theft by a public servant, holding that the appellant failed to prove insanity at the time of the offence.

  • Theft by public servant
  • Defence of insanity
  • Burden of proof
  • Criminal-law
  • Defence-of-insanity
  • Burden-of-proof
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