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Citation
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Judgment date
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| July 2025 |
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Appeal allowed due to unreliable identification and insufficient evidence to prove armed robbery beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal Law – Armed robbery – Identification of appellant – Sufficiency of evidence to prove armed robbery.
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2 July 2025 |
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Appeal allowed due to procedural errors in jurisdiction transfer and representation, resulting in a null trial.
Criminal Law – Procedural irregularities – Improper transfer of jurisdiction – Fair trial – Legal representation conflict.
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2 July 2025 |
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Appeal struck out for failure to serve respondent a letter requesting High Court proceedings; ruled time-barred.
Civil procedure - Appeal - Service of copy of proceedings request - Rule 90 compliance - Preliminary objection upheld
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2 July 2025 |
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The court nullified prior proceedings due to procedural irregularities concerning assessor participation and ordered a re-trial.
Land Disputes - Role of Assessors - Fair Trial - Procedural Irregularity - Retrospective Assessment of Assessors' Opinions.
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2 July 2025 |
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The appellate court dismissed the appeal, deeming the appellant’s plea of guilty unequivocal and adequately supported by the facts.
Criminal Law – Plea of guilty – Evaluation of unequivocal plea – Effect of non-reading of exhibits – Statutory rape – Proof of victim’s age.
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1 July 2025 |
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Court nullified proceedings due to lack of jurisdiction over improperly documented respondents in a labour dispute.
Labour law – Employment termination – Procedural compliance in labour disputes – Jurisdiction based on proper documentation – Absence of mandatory forms.
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1 July 2025 |
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The trial court's omission to impose a formal sentence rendered the life imprisonment illegal; a proper sentencing hearing is required.
Criminal procedure – Manslaughter – Sentencing – Omission to pass sentence – Illegality of sentence – Sentencing under provocation.
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1 July 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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Transfer of case under incorrect legal provision nullified lower court's proceedings due to lack of jurisdiction.
Criminal Law – Appeal – Improper Transfer of Case – Jurisdiction – Nullification of Proceedings
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30 June 2025 |
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Appellant's death sentence quashed due to inadequate proof and procedural irregularities; immediate release ordered.
Criminal law – murder – conviction based on unreliable voice recognition, inadmissible confessions, improper assessor summing.
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30 June 2025 |
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Failure to address all grounds of appeal renders the appellate court's judgment a nullity and necessitates a re-hearing.
Criminal Law – Appeal – Failure of appellate court to consider all grounds of appeal – Proceedings and judgment rendered null and void.
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30 June 2025 |
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Improper examination by State Attorney violated appellant's fair trial rights, leading to a retrial order.
Criminal law – fair trial – violation of appellant's right to fair trial – improper leading of appellant by State Attorney.
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30 June 2025 |
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Appeal allowed due to procedural flaws affecting evidence admissibility and insufficient prosecution proof.
Criminal Law – Admission of evidence – Extra judicial and cautioned statements – Irregular admissions – Identification parade flaws – Burden of proof.
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30 June 2025 |
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Improper transfer and reassignment of a murder case led to nullification of proceedings due to lack of jurisdiction.
Criminal Law - Jurisdiction - Transfer and reassignment of cases under section 256A of CPA - Procedural irregularities - Nullification of proceedings.
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30 June 2025 |
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Appeal allowed due to violation of fair trial rights and evidential deficiencies; convictions quashed, appellants released.
Criminal Law - appeal against murder conviction - right to legal representation - chain of custody - retrial |
30 June 2025 |
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Trial court's decision nullified for violating natural justice by deciding on non-joinder without parties being heard.
Land Law – Customary land ownership, Procedure – Right to be heard, Procedural irregularities – Non-joinder of parties
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30 June 2025 |
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Appellant's murder conviction quashed due to assessor examination errors and dubious evidence admissibility.
Criminal law – fair trial – assessors' cross-examination – cautioned statement – admittance of evidence – procedural fairness.
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26 June 2025 |
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Trial nullified due to breach of fair trial rights; retrial ordered with separate counsel for appellants.
Criminal Law – fair trial – right to effective legal representation – issues arising from a single counsel representing multiple defendants with conflicting interests.
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25 June 2025 |
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Appeal allowed due to procedural errors in reassignment, proceedings nullified, and retrial not ordered due to insufficient evidence.
Criminal Law – murder conviction – procedural irregularity in case reassignment – invalid transfer order – retrial not ordered due to insufficient evidence.
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24 June 2025 |
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Appellants' fair trial right violated due to conflicting interests and single advocate representation, leading to retrial order.
Criminal law – fair trial – conflict of interest – representation by the same advocate – ineffective representation – nullification of proceedings – retrial ordered.
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24 June 2025 |
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Illegal transfer of appeal under wrong legal provision results in nullification of proceedings and conviction.
Criminal Procedure – Appeal transfer – Jurisdictional errors – Consequences of transfer under wrong provision – Nullity of proceedings.
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23 June 2025 |
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A transfer order using an incorrect legal provision rendered appellate court proceedings null due to lack of jurisdiction.
Criminal appeal; Invalid transfer order; Jurisdiction of Magistrate with Extended Jurisdiction; Proper legal provisions.
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20 June 2025 |
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Transfer order jurisdictionally invalid, proceedings quashed; requires proper re-transfer under the correct legal provision.
Criminal Procedure – jurisdiction – transfer of criminal appeals – sections applicable for valid transfer of appeal jurisdiction.
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20 June 2025 |
| January 2025 |
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Procedural irregularities necessitate rehearing with allowance for pleadings amendments in Tanzanian land ownership dispute.
Land law - Procedural irregularities - Amendments of pleadings - Right to amend pleadings and produce documents during trial - Section 45 of Land Disputes Courts Act.
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31 January 2025 |
