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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 1988
Dionis Shilulu Mabura and Another vs Republic (HC criminal Appeal No. 85 of 1988) [1988] TZHC 322 (21 October 1988)
Familial ties alone cannot prove theft; recent possession can sustain a theft conviction.
Criminal law – shop breaking and stealing; receiving stolen property – sufficiency of evidence; recent possession doctrine; limits of inferential reasoning from familial relationship.
 21 October 1988
Juma Mussa vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 49 of 1988) [1988] TZHC 309 (17 October 1988)
Unsigned/undated judgment is curable if reasons and findings are on record; conviction upheld, sentence reduced to three years.
Criminal procedure – requirements for a valid judgment (s.312(1) CPA) – omission to date and sign – curable irregularity under s.388 CPA where record contains summary, decision and reasons; late alibi – s.194(4)(b) – may be disregarded; improper application of Minimum Sentences Act where offence not scheduled; sentence varied.
 17 October 1988
Village Chairman K.C.U. Mateka vs Antony Hyera (PC Civil Appeal No. 33 of 1988) [1988] TZHC 511 (17 October 1988)
17 October 1988