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Criminal law furaha johns vs republic 2016 tzca 620 1 august 2016

furaha johns vs republic 2016 tzca 620 1 august 2016

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TZCA

Court of Appeal held that a 17-year-old had to be tried in a Juvenile Court with a social welfare officer present, making the District Court trial a nullity.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Juvenile justice
  • Trial irregularities
  • Mandatory presence of social welfare officer
  • Juvenile-justice
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 20160727 TZHC Arusha

20160727 TZHC Arusha

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TZHC

The Court of Appeal held that a 17-year-old appellant had been tried unlawfully by a District Court without a social welfare officer, so the proceedings were void.

  • Jurisdiction of juvenile courts
  • Trial of child offenders
  • Mandatory presence of social welfare officer
  • Nullity of proceedings for lack of jurisdiction
  • Juvenile-court-jurisdiction
  • Child-offender-trials
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