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Criminal law machiya kafula lyuba others vs the republic 2023 tzhc 23184 30 november 2023

machiya kafula lyuba others vs the republic 2023 tzhc 23184 30 november 2023

Court
TZHC

The prosecution failed to prove the case against the appellants beyond reasonable doubt due to material discrepancies in evidence, lack of corroboration for repudiated confessions, improper admission of cautioned statements, and improper charging of grievous harm alongside armed robbery. Convictions and sentences are set aside and appellants are to be released unless lawfully held for other reasons.

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  • Conspiracy
  • Armed robbery
  • Possession of stolen goods
  • Grievous harm
  • Standard of proof
  • Evidentiary discrepancies
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Criminal law CRIMINAL APEAL NO

CRIMINAL APEAL NO

Court
TANZLII

Conviction based on the doctrine of recent possession was illegal because the prosecution failed to prove that the items found with the appellants were positively the property of the complainant; mere brand identification and unproduced receipts were insufficient.

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  • Armed robbery
  • Doctrine of recent possession
  • Evidence identification
  • Possession of stolen goods
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Criminal law 20181109 TZHC Dodoma

20181109 TZHC Dodoma

Court
TZHC

The High Court allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence after finding the appellant’s guilty plea was equivocal and procedurally defective.

  • Plea of guilty
  • Preliminary hearing
  • Conviction procedure
  • Burglary
  • Stealing
  • Possession of stolen goods
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Criminal law 19890725 TZHC Tabora

19890725 TZHC Tabora

Court
TZHC

The High Court upheld convictions for theft and handling stolen property, but reduced the 2nd and 3rd appellants’ sentences to the statutory minimum.

  • Theft
  • Handling stolen property
  • Possession of stolen goods
  • Sentencing
  • Handling-stolen-property
  • Recent-possession
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Criminal law 19781130 TZHC Dodoma

19781130 TZHC Dodoma

Court
TZHC

The High Court partly allowed a criminal appeal, acquitting the first appellant for want of proof but upholding the second appellant’s theft conviction and reducing his sentence.

  • Theft
  • Identification of stolen property
  • Possession of stolen goods
  • Minimum sentences
  • Government property
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law 19760227 TZHC Arusha

19760227 TZHC Arusha

Court
TZHC

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, substituting housebreaking for burglary because night-time breaking was not proved, but upheld conviction on recent possession.

  • Burglary
  • Housebreaking
  • Theft
  • Identification of stolen property
  • Possession of stolen goods
  • Criminal-law
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