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Case Law[1991] TZHC 2676Tanzania

Mashajile Samanda vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 80 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2676 (6 September 1991)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

. . . 1: . r:•i'< f,.' ,thfl • .. :P ¥444"",. -.;' . ;. ),;, ,;1•· ~ ' ·~~ : ' . . . ... IN TfC lIIGI COU.:.T OP T.ANWTIA C!tIYINAL A::PJAL lTOo 80 OF 1989 (From the decision of te District Court of Dodoma at Dodoma in Criminal.,- ··· -Noc 318 of ·19GC) RUHUMBIKA., J1 Mli.:UJ:i:L"· SiJf.utrI\A TW.: RDPLIC vorsua ••••••••o•o•o•o•oo••••• \S JUDGMENT A BLIiT , The appellant was oonvicted of cattle theft o/ss 265 11d 268. of tho .l'Gnal Code as emended by Act No. 12 of 1987 o The District Cow:-t of Dodoma s:mtenced the appellant to fiw .. P.W . found t10 nl)pol1e,nt ,i.12._.fre.,.grr;i.,+s (1nJj_r::,-t0 stca15.1u the cattle m-m.y from the kraal ·of P.W.I. Ths wns at nicht around 11.00 p.m. l on 8/8/88. P.W.2 ic.ised an alarmo PoWoI wnt to see wl1at wc,s up thol"8 Ile found P.W .2 holding the a.pr,ellant with P.WoI~ s stolen cow. P.W.3 nlso witmssed the episode. The prosecution witnesses WJ:e founc1 to be 1 saying the truth by- the trial court, w.ioh J:'C jeotcc1 th0 clcim 1)y the . , appellant that the eMc wr--,s n frnmo-up. ........ There is no 1)2,sis upon ·which t),:is ootu...-t could f~ult t'.1::, deoisi:i.on of tb.c tric\l court. Leerned Stnte Attorney suj)ported the 001wiotion and sentence. ....

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