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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions. 

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October 2014
Republic vs Amos Wilson @Sankara Ntiboneka (Criminal Jurisdiction Session Case 141 of 2010) [2014] TZHC 2032 (27 October 2014)
Accused convicted of murder on reliable visual identification by relatives under wick‑lamp illumination; alibi and missing parade/weapon insufficient.
Criminal law – Visual identification by light from a wick lamp; reliability and factors to be considered (duration, distance, light, prior acquaintance); relatives' testimony admissible without obligatory corroboration; non‑production of weapon or identification parade not fatal where identification is otherwise secure; alibi notice under s.194 CPA and effect of proper locus identification; malice aforethought inferred from severe head wounds and haemorrhage.
 27 October 2014
September 2014
Republic vs Nijimbele Ezekiel and Others (Criminal Jurisdiction No. 48 of 2011) [2014] TZHC 2574 (23 September 2014)
Insufficient evidence of intent and credibility issues led to acquittal for attempted murder.
Criminal law – Attempted murder – proof beyond reasonable doubt – mens rea requirement – credibility and discrepancies in witness testimony – single shot fired into the air and magazine with many remaining rounds – alternative lesser conviction refused.
 23 September 2014