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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 1995
Kassim Hamisi Salum vs Republic (DC Criminal Appeal No. 25 OF 1995) [1995] TZHC 903 (12 Septemba 1995)
Caravan was not a "building" for burglary and an envelope alone did not sufficiently prove the appellant's guilt, so conviction quashed.
Criminal law – Burglary – definition of "building" for section 294(1) – whether caravan used as dwelling; Evidence – sufficiency – incriminating object (envelope) may be planted or inadvertently present; Conviction quashed where evidence is scanty.
 12 September 1995
Peter Nnampaka vs Republic (DC Criminal Appeal No. 49 of 1995) [1995] TZHC 902 (5 September 1995)
Proceeding to convict and sentence an accused in absentia is improper where absence results from lawful detention and attendance cannot be procured without undue delay.
Criminal procedure — Trial in absence — Section 227 Criminal Procedure Act — Requirements to proceed in absence; absence must be properly attributable to accused and attendance must be procurable without undue delay or expense — Conviction in absence unsafe where accused detained on other matter.
 5 September 1995