Mang’era Marwa Kubyo versus The Republic

Mang’era Marwa Kubyo versus The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. 320 of 2013: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Mwanza (Unreported).

  • Criminal Procedure

 

  • Conviction – The trial magistrate sentenced the accused before convicting him –Effect.

Held:-

When a trial court finds the accused person guilty of the offence charged, it is imperative upon the trial court to convict him before passing sentence. In the absence of a conviction entered in terms of section 235(1) of the CPA, there is no valid judgment.

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