Mkome Nyang'Ombe versus the Republic País/Territorio Tanzanía, Rep. Unida de Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha May 19, 2015 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Court of Appeal Sede de la corte Mwanza Juez Massati; Oriyo; Mmilla Número de referencia No. 50 of 2014 Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Resumen The appellant was convicted by the trial court on three counts and acquitted on one count. Aggrieved by the decision he appealed to the high court which upheld the decision of the trial court.He then appealed to the Court of appeal on the following grounds: (1) that, the trial and first appellate courts erred in law and fact to rely on the prosecution’s evidence in which the complainant did not testify, (2) that, the trial and first appellate courts erred in failing to detect that the Public Prosecutor (PP) in the case was below the rank required to prosecute economic offences, (3) the trial and the first appellate courts erred in law and fact by relying on exhibit P3, certificate of identification and valuation of trophies, contrary to the relevant laws, (4) that, the trial and the first appellate courts erred in law and fact by neglecting the appellant’s strong defence and (5) that, the case under appeal was not proved beyond reasonable doubts.The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.