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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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September 2013
Festo Komba vs Republic (Misc. Criminal Application No. 18 of 2013) [2013] TZHC 2181 (16 September 2013)
A prisoner’s dependence on prison authorities to file appeal records justified an extension of time to lodge a Notice of Appeal.
Criminal procedure – Extension of time – When delay attributable to prison authorities may constitute sufficient cause under section 363 Criminal Procedure Act. Appeals – Constitutional right to appeal – courts may grant extension where prisoner dependent on prison officers to file records. Evidence – Afterthought: factual assertions not sworn in affidavit are liable to be rejected.
 16 September 2013
Republic vs Erasmo S/O Haule (Criminal Sessions Case No. 1 of 2012) [2013] TZHC 2144 (16 September 2013)
Conviction cannot rest on uncorroborated circumstantial evidence; prosecution failed to prove murder beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – conviction requires inculpatory facts proved beyond reasonable doubt and incompatible with innocence. Evidence – witness credibility and conduct – failure to corroborate key assertions weakens circumstantial case. Forensic evidence – ambiguity in cause/mode of death (suffocation vs strangulation) undermines causal link. Flight – absence from scene not automatically proof of guilt.
 16 September 2013