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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May 1987
Appellate court affirms conviction: eyewitness identification and corroborated dying declaration sustain verdict despite procedural misdirections on alibi.
* Criminal law – Identification evidence – reliability and opportunity to observe – immediate identification by eyewitnesses can sustain conviction. * Criminal law – Dying declaration – corroboration – corroborative eyewitness testimony may satisfy requirement. * Criminal procedure – Alibi defence – accused need only raise reasonable doubt; trial judge must not require accused to 'establish' alibi. * Criminal procedure – Section 194(4) CPA – duty to indicate intention to rely on alibi and its procedural significance.
5 May 1987