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Nelson Jonas vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 667 of 2022) [2024] TZCA 557 (15 July 2024)

Citation
Nelson Jonas vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 667 of 2022) [2024] TZCA 557 (15 July 2024)
Media Neutral Citation
[2024] TZCA 557
Hearing date
3 July 2024
Court
Court of Appeal of Tanzania
Court registry
Court of Appeal Dar es Salaam Registry
Outcome
Appeal is partly allowed, whereas, the conviction on the second count of unnatural offence is quashed and the respective sentence of life imprisonment is set aside, the conviction on the first count of rape and its respective sentence of thirty (30) years' imprisonment, are sustained.
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 667 of 2022
Judges
Mwampashi, J.A., Mkuye, J.A., Mgeyekwa, J.A.
Judgment date
15 July 2024
Language
English
Type
Judgment
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