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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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November 1981
Republic vs Makambi Njaka and Another (Criminal Sessions Case No. 72 of 1980) [1981] TZHC 2408 (20 November 1981)
Accused who helped bury murder victims convicted as accessories after the fact; compulsion defence rejected.
Criminal law – Accessory after the fact – Elements: knowledge of offence and assistance to enable escape from punishment; conviction of principal not required; compulsion defence scrutinised and rejected where conduct indicates voluntary concealment; evidentiary value of identification and post‑mortem reports; sentencing—first offenders and remand custody considered.
 20 November 1981
Republic vs Sifael Ole Martin (Criminal Sessions Case No. 46 of 1980) [1981] TZHC 2405 (13 November 1981)
Circumstantial and identification evidence failed to exclude reasonable hypotheses of innocence; accused acquitted.
Criminal law – Murder – conviction on circumstantial evidence – requirement that inculpatory facts exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Identification – reliability of witness identification in poor lighting; inconsistency in witness accounts undermining certainty. Forensic/weapon evidence – whether weapon in accused’s possession was proven to be the weapon used. Standard of proof – prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt where evidence is circumstantial.
 13 November 1981