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Criminal law Republic vs

Republic vs

The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused trafficked 1.01 kg of heroin, as the 58 pellets were removed from his body, the chain of custody was maintained, and the accused's defence was not credible.

  • Narcotic drug trafficking
  • Chain of custody
  • Standard of proof
  • Contradictions in evidence
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Criminal law Ruling on Sentence Republic vs Mwasema Rashid Bakari

Ruling on Sentence Republic vs Mwasema Rashid Bakari

The applicable sentence is life imprisonment as provided by section 15(1) of Cap. 95, which overrides the sentencing discretion under Cap. 200, regardless of mitigating circumstances.

  • Narcotic drug trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • First offender mitigation
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Criminal law republic vs ezekiel christopher kudula 2023 tzhcced 8 28 april 2023

republic vs ezekiel christopher kudula 2023 tzhcced 8 28 april 2023

The High Court convicted Ezekiel Christopher Kudula of trafficking narcotic drugs after holding that an emergency search and seizure at his home was lawful.

  • Narcotic drug trafficking
  • Search and seizure
  • Burden of proof
  • Emergency search
  • Narcotic-drug-trafficking
  • Search-and-seizure
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