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
October 1980
Court upheld murder conviction, rejecting intoxication defence and finding malice aforethought proved.
Criminal law – murder – circumstantial and eyewitness evidence – intoxication as defence and whether to put issue to assessors – credibility of witnesses who had consumed liquor – malice aforethought established where attack was unprovoked.
17 October 1980
Intoxication alone did not vitiate intent or witness credibility; evidence supported malice aforethought and appeal was dismissed.
Criminal law – Murder – circumstantial evidence – intoxication as negating intent – assessors’ role; Credibility of witnesses who had consumed alcohol; Proof of malice aforethought.
17 October 1980