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Criminal law mohamed juma mbacho vs republic 2023 tzhc 19111 21 july 2023

mohamed juma mbacho vs republic 2023 tzhc 19111 21 july 2023

The application is struck out because the applicant's affidavit was defective due to different dates on the verification and attestation clauses, indicating the applicant did not personally attest before the Commissioner for Oaths, thus rendering the application incompetent.

  • Affidavit defects
  • Attestation requirements
  • Prisoner litigation
  • Verification of affidavits
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Criminal law amos kabota vs republic 2020 tzca 334 24 april 2020

amos kabota vs republic 2020 tzca 334 24 april 2020

The Court of Appeal dismissed a prisoner's request to extend time to seek review, finding no good cause for delay and no stated Rule 66(1) review ground.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of appellate decisions
  • Prisoner litigation
  • Affidavit evidence
  • Extension-of-time
  • Appellate-procedure
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Criminal law maulid swedi vs republic 2020 tzca 344 23 april 2020

maulid swedi vs republic 2020 tzca 344 23 april 2020

The Court of Appeal granted a prisoner’s application for extension of time to file a review out of time, finding good cause for the delay.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of judgment
  • Good cause for delay
  • Prisoner litigation
  • Extension-of-time
  • Review-of-judgment
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Criminal law zakayo shungwa mwashilinda others vs republic 2015 tzca 246 21 august 2015

zakayo shungwa mwashilinda others vs republic 2015 tzca 246 21 august 2015

Applicants accounted for delay but failed to indicate any statutory ground for review as required by Rule 66(1); therefore, the application for extension of time lacks substance and is dismissed.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of judgment
  • Prisoner litigation
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Criminal law 20150821 TZCA Mbeya2

20150821 TZCA Mbeya2

Applicants accounted for the delay in filing due to prison authorities' omission, but failed to indicate any of the statutory grounds for review under Rule 66(1); thus, the application lacks substance and is dismissed.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of appellate decision
  • Prisoner litigation
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Criminal law WILSON ELISA KIUNGAI VS

WILSON ELISA KIUNGAI VS

The applicant failed to establish good cause for the delay as he did not account for each day of delay and did not provide supporting evidence from prison authorities; thus, the application for extension of time is dismissed.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of judgment
  • Good cause requirement
  • Prisoner litigation
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Criminal law GEORGE SENGA MUSSA VS

GEORGE SENGA MUSSA VS

The applicant failed to provide a supplementary affidavit from prison officials to substantiate his claim that the delay was caused by the Prison's Admission Office; therefore, no good cause was shown for the extension of time.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of judgment
  • Prisoner litigation
  • Affidavit evidence
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