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Criminal law ndamashule ndoshi vs republic 2007 tzca 176 16 march 2007

ndamashule ndoshi vs republic 2007 tzca 176 16 march 2007

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania held that failure to comply with section 231(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act was a fundamental breach and nullified the trial.

  • Right to fair hearing
  • Right to defence
  • Procedure at close of prosecution case
  • Nullity of judgment for procedural irregularity
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Right-to-fair-hearing
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Criminal law 19900207 TZHC Mtwara

19900207 TZHC Mtwara

The High Court allowed an appeal against acquittal, holding that evidence of a flag found in respondents’ house made out a prima facie case requiring a defence.

  • Unlawful possession
  • Burden of proof
  • Procedure at close of prosecution case
  • Criminal-law
  • Prima-facie-case
  • Close-of-prosecution-case
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Criminal law 19890725 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19890725 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that failure to comply with section 231 of the Criminal Procedure Act rendered the criminal trial a nullity and ordered a retrial.

  • Right to fair trial
  • Procedure at close of prosecution case
  • Mandatory procedural requirements
  • Nullity of trial
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Fair-trial-rights
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Criminal law 19880129 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19880129 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that failure to follow section 23(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act made the criminal trial a nullity and ordered a fresh trial.

  • Right to fair trial
  • Procedure at close of prosecution case
  • Nullity of proceedings
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Fair-trial-rights
  • Nullity-of-proceedings
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