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Criminal law baraka so alex makole vs republic 2017 tzhc 2165 22 february 2017

baraka so alex makole vs republic 2017 tzhc 2165 22 february 2017

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a conviction for unlawful possession of government trophies, and ordered the appellant’s release.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophy
  • Chain of custody
  • Evidence corroboration
  • Search and seizure
  • Unlawful-possession-of-government-trophy
  • Chain-of-custody
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Criminal law jirani maarufu vs republic 2012 tzca 188 25 june 2012

jirani maarufu vs republic 2012 tzca 188 25 june 2012

Court of Appeal upheld a rape conviction for intercourse with a 15-year-old, holding the wrong Penal Code subsection on the charge sheet caused no miscarriage of justice.

  • Statutory rape
  • Sentencing
  • Procedural error
  • Evidence corroboration
  • Statutory-rape
  • Criminal-procedure-error
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Criminal law 19830901 TZHC Mbeya

19830901 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a conviction for soliciting a bribe, holding that the complainant's uncorroborated evidence was unsafe to rely on.

  • Corruption
  • Solicitation of bribe
  • Evidence corroboration
  • Criminal-law
  • Solicitation-of-bribe
  • Evidence-corroboration
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Criminal law 19750404 TZHC Mwanza2

19750404 TZHC Mwanza2

The High Court of Tanzania dismissed Paulo Afolinay’s criminal appeal, upheld convictions for assault and creating disturbance, and confirmed concurrent prison terms.

  • Assault
  • Creating disturbance
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence corroboration
  • Criminal-law
  • Public-order-offences
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