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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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January 1984
Mohamed Salehe vs Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No 2 of 1982) [1984] TZHC 172 (27 January 1984)
Court upheld conviction based on truthful identification at night and refused to disturb sentence given aggravating factors.
* Criminal law – Identification evidence – Night-time identification by complainant and witness – Reliability and credibility of identification evidence. * Criminal law – Appeal – Appellate review of trial magistrate’s credibility findings – deference to factual findings. * Sentencing – Minimum Sentences Act 1972 – aggravating factors (actual violence; accomplices) justify no interference with sentence.
 27 January 1984
Mtei v Republic (Criminal Appeal 8 of 1982) [1984] TZHC 629 (23 January 1984)

Criminal Practice and Procedure - Sentencing - Arms and Ammunition - Suspension of a licence to own a pistol - Duration of suspension order not specified - Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, Cap. 223, s.3l(3). Criminal Practice and Procedure - Sentencing - Natural justice - Forfeiture of pistol to the Government - Order forfeiture made without hearing the appellant -Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, E Cap. 223, s.31(4)

 23 January 1984