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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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September 1976
Republic vs Sudi s/o Kaunda and Others (Criminal Sessions Case No. 67 of 1976) [1976] TZHC 204 (13 September 1976) Circumstantial evidence and recent-possession presumption insufficient to convict where possession and identification are doubtful. Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – Doctrine of recent possession – Requirements of recency and identification; ownership and identification of allegedly stolen items; adequacy of footprints/traces leading to a village.	13 September 1976

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September 1976

Republic vs Sudi s/o Kaunda and Others (Criminal Sessions Case No. 67 of 1976) [1976] TZHC 204 (13 September 1976)

Circumstantial evidence and recent-possession presumption insufficient to convict where possession and identification are doubtful.

Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – Doctrine of recent possession – Requirements of recency and identification; ownership and identification of allegedly stolen items; adequacy of footprints/traces leading to a village.

13 September 1976