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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April 1990
Voluntary confession corroborated by surrounding facts upheld; conviction for murder and death sentence affirmed.
Criminal law – murder – extra‑judicial confession – voluntariness and admissibility – corroboration by surrounding facts (visit to witchdoctor) – credibility of alternative bandit defence – sufficiency of circumstantial evidence.
30 April 1990
Eyewitness identification plus admissions and corroborating circumstances upheld convictions for murder and related attacks.
* Criminal law – murder – night-time housebreaking and attack – eyewitness identification by single witness; dangers and salutary warnings. * Confessions and admissions – reliability and corroboration by circumstantial facts and conduct. * Circumstantial evidence – inferences from conduct (time, forced entry, flight) to establish participation with malice aforethought.
30 April 1990