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Criminal law larry lagara lawrence vs republic 2005 tzhc 117 9 november 2005

larry lagara lawrence vs republic 2005 tzhc 117 9 november 2005

The High Court quashed convictions for conspiracy, forgery, uttering false documents, and obtaining credit by false pretences, finding the dispute was civil, not criminal.

  • Conspiracy to defraud
  • Forgery
  • Uttering false documents
  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Civil vs criminal liability
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law 20051109 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20051109 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court quashed convictions for conspiracy, forgery, uttering false documents, and obtaining credit by false pretences, holding the dispute was civil.

  • Conspiracy to defraud
  • Forgery
  • Uttering false documents
  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Civil vs criminal liability
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19920513 TZHC Tanga1

19920513 TZHC Tanga1

The High Court allowed consolidated criminal appeals, quashing convictions for obtaining credit by false pretences after finding major evidential contradictions and an unsafe credibility assessment.

  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Assessment of witness credibility
  • Burden of proof
  • Appellate review of factual findings
  • Criminal-law
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19900219 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19900219 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding the charge sheet defective because it did not disclose an offence under section 385(1) of the Penal Code.

  • Defective charge sheet
  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Conviction and sentence
  • Elements of offence
  • Defective-charge-sheet
  • Obtaining-credit-by-false-pretences
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Criminal law 19870812 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19870812 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for obtaining credit by false pretences, holding that eyewitness testimony proved the appellant signed the invoices.

  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Evidence
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Evidence-law
  • Appeal-dismissed
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Criminal law 19820609 TZHC Mtwara

19820609 TZHC Mtwara

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against a conviction for obtaining credit by false pretences, upholding a two-year prison sentence as not excessive.

  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Obtaining-credit-by-false-pretences
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 19760326 TZHC Arusha

19760326 TZHC Arusha

Criminal appeal against convictions for stealing by servant and agent and obtaining credit by false pretences. The High Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the sentences.

  • Stealing by servant
  • Stealing by agent
  • Obtaining credit by false pretences
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeal-against-conviction
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