Tanzania Case Law

Judgement Criminal Appeal No

Court

TANZLII

The trial court failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of Section 231(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act by not assisting the appellant, who was in remand custody, to procure his defence witnesses. This omission violated the appellant's right to a fair trial and nullified the proceedings from the point of the omission.

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• Right to fair trial
• Defence witnesses
• Remand custody
• Section 231(4) criminal procedure act
• Rape
• Grave sexual abuse

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20120524 TZCA Mwanza3

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania reduced a life sentence for manslaughter to 20 years after finding the trial judge failed to consider guilty plea and remand time.

• Sentencing
• Manslaughter
• Mitigating factors
• Plea of guilty
• Remand custody
• Mitigating-factors

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19880806 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held that section 225(5) of the Criminal Procedure Act did not authorize discharge where no trial had commenced, and allowed the appeal.

• Discharge of accused
• Remand custody
• Application of section 225(5) criminal procedure act
• Criminal-procedure
• Remand-custody
• Discharge-of-accused

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