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Criminal law dpp vs gadi omwono oneya 2 others 2018 tzhc 2321 20 february 2018

dpp vs gadi omwono oneya 2 others 2018 tzhc 2321 20 february 2018

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding a trial court ruling that the prosecution had not made out a prima facie case against three respondents.

  • Conspiracy to defraud
  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Obtaining money by false pretenses
  • Prima facie case
  • Burden of proof
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law 20140226 TZCA Tabora

20140226 TZCA Tabora

The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal, holding that failure to take pleas on substituted charges rendered the trial a nullity and the conviction could not stand.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Arraignment
  • Plea taking
  • Nullity of proceedings
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law 20120815 TZHC Mbeya21

20120815 TZHC Mbeya21

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed the convictions, and set aside sentences after finding the prosecution had not proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Burden of proof
  • Standard of proof
  • Evidence evaluation
  • Handwriting expert evidence
  • Stealing by servant
  • Fraudulent false accounting
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Criminal law 20090318 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20090318 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal upheld Shabani Ally’s conviction for fraudulent false accounting and stealing by public servant, but reduced the sentences for both offences.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Sentencing powers
  • Procedural fairness
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law shabani ally vs republic 2005 tzhc 112 30 may 2005

shabani ally vs republic 2005 tzhc 112 30 may 2005

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for fraudulent false accounting and stealing by a public servant, while varying one sentence upward.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence
  • Appeals
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law shabani ally vs republic 2005 tzhc 100 30 may 2005

shabani ally vs republic 2005 tzhc 100 30 may 2005

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding convictions for fraudulent false accounting and stealing by public servant arising from TRA receipt discrepancies.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Appeal
  • Sentencing
  • Fraudulent-false-accounting
  • Stealing-by-public-servant
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Criminal law 20050530 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20050530 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court upheld Shabani Ally’s convictions for fraudulent false accounting and stealing by public servant, but increased one sentence from two to four years.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Fraudulent-false-accounting
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Criminal law 20000403 TZHC Arusha

20000403 TZHC Arusha

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal by a council engineer convicted of stealing, forgery, uttering false documents, and false accounting over TZS 5,188,000.

  • Forgery
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Uttering false documents
  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Conspiracy to defraud
  • Uttering-false-documents
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Criminal law 19980915 TZHC Mbeya

19980915 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court allowed a consolidated criminal appeal, quashed convictions for stealing and fraudulent false accounting, set aside the sentences, and ordered the appellant released.

  • Stealing by public servant
  • Stealing by agent
  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Concurrent sentencing
  • Charge sheet defects
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19960816 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19960816 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court quashed the appellant’s convictions after finding that key prosecution witnesses were not cross-examined and the evidence left reasonable doubt.

  • Right to cross-examination
  • Forgery
  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Obtaining goods by false pretences
  • Standard of proof
  • Procedural irregularity
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