Hamza Thabiti and 6 Others versus The Republic

Hamza Thabiti and 6 Others versus The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 2012: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Court of Appeal Rules

• Notice of Appeal –Every appellant should be mentioned specifically.

• Evidence

• Identification-visual identification-when it can be relied upon?

Held:-

(i) It is a requirement under the Court of Appeal Rules that each appellant should be specifically mentioned in the notice of appeal.

(ii) Visual identification is the one of the weakest kind and should only be relied upon when all possibilities of mistaken identity are eliminated and the court is satisfied that the evidence before it is absolutely watertight.