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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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Citation	Judgment date
June 2018
Felex Joseph @ Apolo & Others vs Republic (Criminal Appeal 386 of 2017) [2018] TZHC 2927 (28 June 2018) Convictions quashed where visual identification was unsafe and co-accused statements were unreliable or improperly admitted. Criminal law – visual identification – necessity for ‘watertight’ identification: light, duration, distance, prior knowledge; Admissibility of cautioned and extra-judicial statements – proper identification of maker, signature/fingerprint and connection to accused; Confessions by co-accused – section 33 Evidence Act limits and requirement that confession incriminate the confessor; Conviction requires proof beyond reasonable doubt; Dock identification and identification parade irregularities.	28 June 2018

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June 2018

Felex Joseph @ Apolo & Others vs Republic (Criminal Appeal 386 of 2017) [2018] TZHC 2927 (28 June 2018)

Convictions quashed where visual identification was unsafe and co-accused statements were unreliable or improperly admitted.

Criminal law – visual identification – necessity for ‘watertight’ identification: light, duration, distance, prior knowledge; Admissibility of cautioned and extra-judicial statements – proper identification of maker, signature/fingerprint and connection to accused; Confessions by co-accused – section 33 Evidence Act limits and requirement that confession incriminate the confessor; Conviction requires proof beyond reasonable doubt; Dock identification and identification parade irregularities.

28 June 2018