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Criminal law 20200115 TZHC Mwanza

20200115 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court upheld a conviction entered on a guilty plea but reduced a four-year sentence to three years after finding the original term beyond the magistrate’s powers.

  • Appeal against conviction on plea of guilty
  • Sentencing limits
  • Theft
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Guilty-plea
  • Appeal-against-conviction
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Criminal law 19931011 TZHC Dodoma1

19931011 TZHC Dodoma1

The High Court held that the Dodoma District Court lacked jurisdiction over an offence committed in Mpwapwa and quashed the conviction and sentence.

  • Jurisdiction of district courts
  • Sentencing limits
  • Transfer of cases
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Criminal-jurisdiction
  • District-court-jurisdiction
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