Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Judgment date
December 2012
Daylight identification by a known complainant and the appellant's flight sustained conviction despite a charge‑sheet omission.
Criminal law – Identification evidence – identification in daylight by a known complainant and naming at earliest opportunity – reliability of ID. Criminal procedure – Charge particulars – variance/omission (CD) in charge sheet – amend under s.234(1) CPA; non-fatal where overall evidence sufficient. Circumstantial evidence – flight as indication of guilty conscience.
7 December 2012