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Criminal law aloyce maridadi vs republic 2019 tzca 526 1 march 2019

aloyce maridadi vs republic 2019 tzca 526 1 march 2019

The Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal review application, holding that the applicant merely listed review grounds without particularizing any manifest error, nullity, or perjury.

  • Review of appellate decisions
  • Unnatural offence
  • Sentencing enhancement
  • Manifest error
  • Perjury
  • Nullity
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Criminal law mustapha maulid rashid vs republic 2019 tzca 524 1 march 2019

mustapha maulid rashid vs republic 2019 tzca 524 1 march 2019

The Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal review application, holding that the applicant failed to substantiate any Rule 66(1) ground for review.

  • Review of appellate decision
  • Manifest error
  • Perjury
  • Nullity
  • Criminal-review
  • Appellate-procedure
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Criminal law 20160905 TZHC Mbeya

20160905 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, set aside convictions for obtaining money by false pretence and perjury, and ordered the appellant’s release.

  • False pretence
  • Perjury
  • Jurisdiction
  • Evaluation of evidence
  • Land disputes
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 20130323 TZHC Dodoma

20130323 TZHC Dodoma

The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal review application, holding that the conviction was procured by perjured identification evidence and ordering release.

  • Review
  • Perjury
  • Identification evidence
  • Criminal-review
  • Identification-evidence
  • Court-of-appeal
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Criminal law 20130323 TZCA Dodoma

20130323 TZCA Dodoma

The Court of Appeal reviewed its earlier judgment, found the conviction was based on perjured identification evidence, and quashed the conviction and sentence.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Perjury
  • Identification evidence
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Criminal-appeal-review
  • Identification-evidence
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Criminal law 20121121 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20121121 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Criminal proceedings arising from alleged perjury in civil proceedings should be stayed until the civil application is determined to prevent conflicting decisions; leave for private prosecution was properly granted and District Court has jurisdiction.

  • Private prosecution
  • Perjury
  • False swearing
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Jurisdiction
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Criminal law alfred lucas and another vs yusuf manji 2012 tzhc 155 8 october 2012

alfred lucas and another vs yusuf manji 2012 tzhc 155 8 october 2012

The criminal proceedings should be stayed until the related civil application is disposed of, as proceeding with the criminal case before the civil matter is determined could result in conflicting decisions regarding the alleged falsehood.

  • Private prosecution
  • Perjury
  • False swearing
  • Jurisdiction
  • Stay of proceedings
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Criminal law joyce mganga vs the republic 2010 tzhc 204 20 october 2010

joyce mganga vs the republic 2010 tzhc 204 20 october 2010

The High Court revised a criminal sentence for perjury, finding a fine of Tshs. 400,000 or two years’ imprisonment manifestly excessive and ordering release after one month served.

  • Perjury
  • Sentencing
  • Revision of sentence
  • Juvenile justice
  • Sentence-revision
  • Criminal-revision
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