Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Tanzania decisions
Decisions matching the current search
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal and set aside a sentence of TZS 500,000 fine plus nine months’ imprisonment for unlawful presence, ordering the appellant’s release.
The High Court allowed an appeal against sentence, holding that the trial court failed to consider guilty plea and first-offender mitigation in an immigration offence case.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that the trial court imposed excessive jail terms without considering a first offender, guilty plea, or available fines.
The High Court set aside a two-week jail term for a traffic offence and replaced it with a fine, holding that a short custodial sentence was not suitable.
On appeal against sentence, the High Court reduced a seven-year theft sentence to five years for a first offender, finding the original term manifestly excessive.
The High Court upheld a conviction for stealing from the person but reduced a three-year sentence as excessive for a first offender and low-value theft.
The High Court upheld Jonas Lembe’s conviction for receiving stolen property but reduced the sentence from three years to one year imprisonment.
Conviction for escaping lawful custody was upheld, but the High Court reduced a 9-month sentence to 6 months as manifestly excessive for a first offender.
On sentence appeal, the High Court reduced a first offender’s drink-driving sentence to a fine and 12-month disqualification, and discharged him on careless driving.
Explore more
