19930811 TZHC Mwanza

AT r1i'TA.NZA APPELLATE JURISDICTIO:T HIGH COURT CRIIfINAL APfEAL :ii"O. 435 OF 1991 ( Origil1aJ. Crirr,inal Case i:Jo~ 400 of 1'7Si of JG:2e Distl'io:~ Court o:f Serengeti ·Distl'ic-i; at Muguimi :Sefo:;.•e.:: J.B. J.lliAGA:,~A Esq., .9 i)t"" -:.----:i.c•i; Magistrate) FB.Al\J"CIS s/o CB:ACIIA t i g g APP:E:LLAWT Versus T::=:E liliTI1'ED REPUBLIC g : : g s t c i & i g : : z RE3PONDErTT .TuDGMENT The dis·~riot court of Serengeti a:t I::1[,Ts1u met~d out a s/o Cha.eh~ consequen·i; upon a conVid;iol1 fo:;:, Assesso:ry after i4a__fact, contrary to sec·tion 387 o2 t:10 Pe.aal Code., .Je was aPqu.itted of Cattle tb.ef't.9 contrary fo sec-:;ion 268 of t.!ie Penal to section 273(b) of -~he Pe.!'.lal Code,.· The appellant, who was the 0hai17.2a,;.1 o1 EbalimbaJ.i village, 1 had been jointly ch3Xged wi_-l;b. his two ool1 leaders, J.farw-a s/o I:I:rango and lfasana s/o Ifarwa9 as ·~lie .f.i~~ second and t.1.:ird. .. a.ccUGed, respectively, who were a,eqci.·;;·;;ecl oi: all thJ counts. Feeling aggrieved by bo'ch conviction a.:::C:. sa..-ite.nce.9 tl...e appellant has 110w corrie to this court. The 1 earned advocate for tb.e a;ppcllant,· Mr. Kabangwa_, arcnecl. the appeal before me, in the prcs0:10 0 of the 1 earned J 2 a,cYooate for the Republic, Mr,. Rutaisi2G, w'.J_o decli:1eo_ to sup:::iorl" lice:.1oee,1 oat,tle dealer. In t;·w afto:;_--::00:1 o:? Au.,.g,_ist ?7\.½. ·;991 ~\i.-:-..a:ie

PW1 was grazing his 20 heads o:i:' ov::;-:;10 in tJ1e pastur~s~ .Auosi went there with 41 b.eads of oattl0 a;.1d as]::ed 1-~uhab.., PW1 a;_:,r, ella.."l.t arri vccl there., Re was with -'!i;ro sti.:1gusungu co::B.,a.i::.de:;:-s, Jose,:.i PW3 and Salim PW4$ He asked :1i.!.1a~Jo ?r.?'1 where he cot t.'.10 41 head:3 of cattle vhich did not belo:":.g ta t'iat villaco .. I.h_i.:1..a,be PW1, replied tha:'c tb.e:r were b:;_•011[.'lr:; °'.rJ ~us uncle A.i11osi. ·~o t~10 COM Office. On ·[;~1e wa;J, t::.e a;.:i~H~lJ_a,n-i:; c2:.a..,.._;ed !:!.is Dind., a:1.cl_ dir~ted. PW3 anc1 ·nt-4- .,;o \.J:i·'~~~;{:~.:;~1-0. oQ;'.;·~ie :co ;.,,~os. Ar:iosi a:::.d. t~10 cattle ·a;re st'_t,.ii ii_~- t~_~_::~_i·>=·Dage~ _· ..- :.-· ;:)/\.;~~_..,:.~:f _; .·.l With respect~-~ agree.14-it·~·to-tll loa:r~1-ed c6m1sels -~11at -;;~1/.,:.- eV:i.cla~1ce on record f.oll short, by :f2..:r, o::.' establishinG an off311ce ol~c;ed. undo:r section 387 of tb.e PeLaJ. Coc:e., A person :is guilty -~ of a,:1 offence ru1de:r tb.in section who l.'3Ceives or assists a11oil:c:2, ·w:10 is, to .his la.1owlodge, guilty o:f ai.: oi'fmce, in order to . e;.12}.-ils him escape pu..YJ.ishmont. a.11 -:i.'..1-e essential 0l0::10,1ts of the o:'.:'fe,:oo o.'.:.arged we~ , .. ·, EJ3J~ablisllect. to the required extent. 1::10111 edgc on th~ ' t:10 aypell's.nt that .Amos has stolen ·t:.ce ca·~-tle was not/ It uas not s.b.o.,ii.1 !:lo,;;

JL"ilosi uas guilty o:? a.:i o:ffonco~ l 3 1 · lioc~1oed cattie dealer.. l1ll~ cattle c'.id no·~ "!Jelong --.,Go the MbaliLibaJ.i -Vilk,.ge as alleged. il1 t:.ie charge ·sheet, L::. fact, the ovinersbip also accou.nt for- ·i;he f2..ot -'Gb.a:ii Amosi w;:i,n 11ai•\'1or charged nor called. as a witness despite that he w~s i;.1 "&1e village,. !ie had .,, appellai1t had assisted Amosi to escape pt:.i.ua:::iment. It takes evidence which is .legaJJ. ;;r adiJ.is·sibie-in a 001-1.rt o:t law ·i;o convict a p'3I'so:1 of a crime. Si10:1 evid.e:.1ce .'.las to Such eV:idenc e, it would appear, 'Go·i;aJ_J.y lz.a)::ed in this case, a:1cl 3,ppellant of an offence w11ich was noJ.; estaolishecl in evidence,.; \ L1 the event, I allow the appeal, quash the conviction~ se·~ aside the sentanoe, . and. hereby o:rcle:r-t>.::: iIJ;;,edi.ate release oi' ttlo appella,."'lt 1 Fra:1cis s/o Cha.cha, unlesc ot:.1G1.--.,ri.so la.w:fdly \- .... -r ,Ml"TANZA · August 11th 1993 · For Appellant: Absent For Republic g Mr. Ru:i:ia.:isire ._ I