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Criminal law MASUDI

MASUDI

Since the execution of the ward tribunal's order declaring the respondent as landowner was not completed and the appellant was not declared to have lost ownership of the trees, the criminal court lacked jurisdiction to convict for criminal trespass; the dispute over ownership was not finally resolved in a civil forum.

  • Criminal trespass
  • Ownership dispute
  • Execution of tribunal orders
  • Standard of proof
  • Jurisdiction of criminal courts
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Criminal law Deus Tito

Deus Tito

It was improper for the criminal courts to proceed to finality on the charge of malicious damage to property while a land ownership dispute was pending before a competent tribunal; the criminal proceedings are a nullity.

  • Malicious damage to property
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Jurisdiction of criminal courts
  • Stay of proceedings pending civil determination
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Criminal law CR

CR

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellants were found in unlawful possession of government trophies without a permit; all procedural and evidentiary requirements were met, and any omissions or contradictions were either immaterial or justified by law.

  • Unlawful possession of government trophy
  • Jurisdiction of criminal courts
  • Chain of custody
  • Procedural compliance
  • Evidentiary standards
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Criminal law 20010202 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20010202 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held the trial court was functus officio after sentencing and had no jurisdiction to suspend the demolition order on a non-party’s request.

  • Revision proceedings
  • Functus officio
  • Locus standi
  • Jurisdiction of criminal courts
  • Criminal-revision
  • Functus-officio
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