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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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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
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May 1988
Republic vs Lipori Leoni (Criminal Sessions Case No. 82 of 1987) [1988] TZHC 616 (24 May 1988)
Encouraging attackers made the accused a principal offender; excessive force and provocation reduced murder to manslaughter.
  • Criminal law
    • — Principal offenders — Whether words encouraging assailants render speaker a principal under section 22(d) Penal Code — Section 22(d) Penal Code
    • — provocation and self‑defence — Use of force and absence of intent (excessive force converts justification into manslaughter)
24 May 1988