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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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https://jmap.judiciary.go.tz/jmap/jmap-hc

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Citation	Judgment date
June 2006
Republic vs Jordan Raphael @Mshamu (Criminal Sessions Case No. 5 of 2006) [2006] TZHC 201 (28 June 2006) Guilty plea to unintentional killing upheld as manslaughter; court imposed nine years balancing mitigation and aggravation. Criminal law – Manslaughter (s.195 Penal Code) – conviction on own plea of guilty – admissibility of post-mortem and extra‑judicial statement – sentencing: balancing mitigating (youth, first offender, guilty plea) and aggravating (excessive force, familial relationship, failure to assist) factors.	28 June 2006

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June 2006

Republic vs Jordan Raphael @Mshamu (Criminal Sessions Case No. 5 of 2006) [2006] TZHC 201 (28 June 2006)

Guilty plea to unintentional killing upheld as manslaughter; court imposed nine years balancing mitigation and aggravation.

Criminal law – Manslaughter (s.195 Penal Code) – conviction on own plea of guilty – admissibility of post-mortem and extra‑judicial statement – sentencing: balancing mitigating (youth, first offender, guilty plea) and aggravating (excessive force, familial relationship, failure to assist) factors.

28 June 2006