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
June 2007
Conviction cannot rest on the accused’s disobedience absent evidence proving the charged offence beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal law – proof beyond reasonable doubt; variance between charge and evidence; circumstantial evidence and irresistible inference; failure to call material witness (garage owner); conviction cannot rest on accused’s misconduct or disobedience alone.
22 June 2007
Appeal dismissed: recent possession and inconsistent defence supported conviction for housebreaking and theft; sentence upheld.
* Criminal law – Housebreaking and theft – Burglary of a room with broken padlock and ransacked contents; * Evidence – Recent possession of stolen property as evidence of guilt where accused’s explanation is disproved; * Credibility – contradictions between trial defence and appeal memorandum as undermining defence; * Sentence – appellate interference not warranted where sentence is reasonable in circumstances.
15 June 2007