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The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction for rape and impregnating a schoolgirl, but reduced the second-count sentence from 30 years to 6 years.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging conviction for abuse of office over unauthorized project changes at the Bank of Tanzania.
The High Court upheld the guilty plea conviction but found the sentence for office breaking and stealing manifestly excessive and substituted a lesser sentence.
The appellant was convicted on his own unequivocal guilty plea, and the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive given the circumstances, including the guilty plea, absence of violence, and the value stolen. The sentence was reduced to secure the appellant's immediate release.
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Court martial appeal in a stealing-by-agent case: the first conviction was quashed for hearsay, the second was upheld, and the omnibus sentence was replaced.
The High Court quashed a conviction for neglect of official duty because the sentencing magistrate had been the principal witness, breaching natural justice.
The High Court reduced a fine for overloading after finding the original sentence was excessive and beyond the appellant’s means.
The High Court partly allowed a criminal appeal, quashing Omari’s conviction for grievous harm while upholding Salehe’s conviction and reducing compensation.
The High Court upheld convictions for robbery with violence, wrongful confinement, and unlawful possession, but corrected sentence errors and ordered concurrent terms.
The High Court upheld a guilty-plea conviction for failing to comply with an immigration notice, but reduced the fine after finding the original sentence too harsh.
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