Zefania Siame versus The Republic

Zefania Siame versus The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. 250 of 2011: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Mbeya (Unreported).

• Criminal Procedure

• Charge sheet – All essential ingredients to the offence charged not stated – Effect

• Criminal Law

• Armed Robbery – what are the essential ingredients?

Held:-

(i) Particulars of offence must state all essential ingredients to the offence charged short of which the charge will be rendered defective.

(ii) In a charge of armed robbery, failure to mention the person against whom the use of or threat of violence was directed renders the charge fatally defective.