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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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June 1982
Lucas Osward vs Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No. 1 of 1982) [1982] TZHC 99 (9 June 1982)
Appeal against conviction for obtaining credit by false pretences dismissed; conviction upheld and sentence not excessive.
Criminal law – Obtaining credit by false pretences (s.305(1) Penal Code); false representation via apparent agency for public organization; credibility and circumstantial evidence; sentence challenged as excessive.
 9 June 1982
1st Acc. Inoga T. Anicent vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 81/80) [1982] TZHC 86 (4 June 1982)
Appeal against theft-by-servant convictions dismissed; trial credibility findings and five-year sentences upheld.
Criminal law – Theft by servant – Eyewitness evidence and discovery of stolen property – Appellate review – Deference to trial court credibility findings – Sentence: minimum term upheld.
 4 June 1982