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Criminal law 19820817 TZHC Tanga

19820817 TZHC Tanga

The High Court of Tanzania at Tanga dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding Juma’s conviction for stealing postal orders and a three-year sentence.

  • Stealing postal matter
  • Stealing by servant
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal law 19770923 TZHC Arusha

19770923 TZHC Arusha

The High Court upheld convictions for uttering a false document and stealing postal matter, finding the evidence sufficient and the sentences not excessive.

  • Uttering false document
  • Stealing postal matter
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence assessment
  • Criminal-law
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law 19760816 TZHC Tabora

19760816 TZHC Tabora

The High Court upheld a postal clerk’s conviction for stealing cloth from parcels in transit, but increased the sentence to the statutory minimum of five years.

  • Stealing by public servant
  • Stealing postal matter
  • Minimum sentences act
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal law 19751016 TZHC Dodoma2

19751016 TZHC Dodoma2

Criminal appeal over stealing postal matter. The High Court found ample evidence linking the appellant to the offence and dismissed the appeal, confirming the two-year sentence.

  • Stealing postal matter
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeal-against-conviction
  • Theft-offences
  • Postal-matter
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Criminal law 19750430 TZHC Dodoma2

19750430 TZHC Dodoma2

The High Court upheld convictions for obtaining money by false pretences after evidence showed appellants posed as a letter’s addressee to collect a money order.

  • False pretences
  • Stealing postal matter
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Minor offences
  • Criminal-law
  • False-pretences
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Criminal law republic vs noel so mkanga luposa 1975 tzhc 6 16 april 1975

republic vs noel so mkanga luposa 1975 tzhc 6 16 april 1975

High Court revision quashed several convictions for poor charging and lack of evidence, upheld three forgery convictions, and set aside an invalid supervision order.

  • Forgery
  • Uttering false documents
  • Stealing postal matter
  • Obtaining money by false pretences
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Police supervision order
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Criminal law 19721220 TZHC Mwanza

19721220 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court upheld a conviction for stealing postal matter but set aside a 3-year minimum-sentence term, substituting 12 months and ordering repayment of shs. 100/= .

  • Stealing postal matter
  • Minimum sentence
  • Sentencing
  • Conviction
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal law 19701005 TZHC Mwanza

19701005 TZHC Mwanza

Criminal appeal over conviction for stealing postal matter. The High Court found the appellant’s explanation for possession inconsistent and summarily rejected the appeal.

  • Stealing postal matter
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeal-against-conviction
  • Theft
  • Evidence-possession
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