19911023 TZHC Tabora
The offence of unlawful possession of government trophy was not an economic offence at the time of commission; trial in Economic and Organized Crime Control Court was a nullity; convictions and sentences quashed.
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- Citation
- 19911023 TZHC Tabora
- Parties
- Appellant: Appellant (Bicycle owner, unnamed); Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 23 October 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Unlawful Possession of Government Trophy, Hunting Without Licence, Economic Offences, Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Appellant (Bicycle owner, unnamed)
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether unlawful possession of government trophy was an economic offence at the time of commission
- 2 Whether trial in Economic and Organized Crime Control Court was valid
- 3 Assessment of evidence for hunting without licence
Ratio Decidendi
The offence of unlawful possession of government trophy was not an economic offence at the time of commission; trial in Economic and Organized Crime Control Court was a nullity; convictions and sentences quashed.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- Convictions on both counts quashed
- Sentences set aside
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nr TI-I!J TIIGH COO]T OF T.~.:rrz:.rr:i. .':..II1J:iLli.TD .nr:'J:SDICTI~i Oill:GTIT;i.L CTI.IMOL'1-L C..'.i.3J no. 4 OF 1988 OP T;.IJ :i)ISTRICT cou:~T OF T.mo~::.. DISTR.LCT Voi'SUS T.i.:1.:.1 -RDIUBLIC. o o o,., o ~ ~ o o • • o • • • • • o. o o o o I) o o Q .J.:;3:·01IDTI:.}P JUDG!!DlTT Tho c.p1JCllv..11t iluslrl.d i:Tgo:rol~ wo.s cll~I'{JCcl a:;.11 convicted by the :1csiclont Magj,stretos Court at Te..boi--a of tho offence of 'LU'l.12,iiful possession of Govornncnt troph;r, contr.:1ry to S0ctio:r.. 56( 1_) and 59(2) and 1-,,1r~J?h to 16(b) of tlio 1st Sotcdulo to t110 Econor.tlc i:.nd 0:rGn:1izcd C?U-t,1;1()1~ 1,~ ,:ce.l ~~~ Hi th Soot.ion 67(1) G-11d· 2(a) u- the Wildlife Co:oso~•t:i.<>n j.ot, .let No. 12 of ·1?7A., Tlus -;-ra,s the 1st CoL1nt on tho .C.:..o.rgo. Tho pa.rticula.rc of the off-once i:1 this · Cou.nt wo:1.-c t'..:..at on or abou.t the· 31st of Janu.o,i--y 1987, at I::ma~la Go.r.10 oonti'Ollcd · area within· t.b.o District and. Region of Tabore~ he 1-rn.s fou:.'f. i:n poosc- .ssio11· of 10 1)iccos of JlD,r.d: .t:1o~t worth shs 300 uH!~ot'.t 2. la~·ifu1 1 }.JCr.-.~ t .• Tllo:;.--o ·11as a, s,cconC:. cci"Lmt in w;.1icb. -he i1D.S c;:i::•,:rgcd · i·,i th hunti1ie in t:10 SJ.id Gamo contxollod aroit witb.oi\t l1- vnlid llonco, cont:;."'2~· to Section 23 o.r..cl 31 (.i) of. tl.w ~-rildlifc Co11sci-w,t:~on-~·.. ct, 1974~- . ~~nd upon con~.c-'li:;_on, '..:o nas scntoncod to 3 :roa:;:s · impl"ioon:~oi1t on tho • i 1st C'ount. c.~10. oho rm::.:;.• .imp1i.somont 011 tho 2nd Cov.nt. Ho is. ho1·r.-o.:i.1:po2..iin.:::; 3,z:.:.inst both convict5.on c.,'.:'lCl nc:::tcncc 4 ,· llc ·'..:.nc1 ; ~ J • I • :. .,' ... ,,.i • .u. - - · • ' ~, HG.CR••\.PPD..'.L :N"Oo 17/89. 2 _ Ur. J3iL:,,ro, lcci.rnod Sto.t·o ~Htorncy appon.rod for tho Republic. :iai it w~ his submission tb.ci.t ·since tho offence is• .:1llogcd to havo been committed, in J::mu.ary 1987, tho offonco w2.s then in_tcms of :f).'.),raC:,iTJ,ph 16(b) of tho 1st.'' . Schedule to tho Dconooio.µni Drg~u1izod Qrirao Control ~ct 1984 not an ooonoraio o.ffo1100. · ;:i..Of'o:ronoe in this 1'0gc>.:ro. w.n.s node to Court bf ..lppc:l.l dooisio11 in tho .co.s~ of a:\ID S!lliDi'~JU IJi.SUDI V R cmrffi~,j,L .lFPJAL NO. 51 OF 1989{ uri:ro;eortod) • 1 ..1rid th:1.t tho offonco of ·u. nlJ,1-n.'"ul possession of GOVOI'll'TIC:.Tt trophy, '\'10-,S no.do o.:ri economic offonoo with tho -~dition of l)'.l,rogra.ph 16(b). to the 1st Schodula to thQ Economic t:i,nd _Ol"gJ.nizcd 001.rct .i.ct:; 1984 with tho ona.ctinont. a.rd ,tho oofi!!M into offoct of tho Written Lc,1rs (r-1-lscoJ.l~o~u.s :Jna.ctmonts) ..\ct, •.ict Ifo. 10 .of 1989, on tho 21st of ~by 1989. It uQ.s tllm his submission thJ.t tho1.1gh tho l"C~sito Cortific.::i.tion h::id boon isSlJ.ccl. to the Resident il!a.gistra.tc Cour~ to t17 tho C~.so, in toms of Section 12(3) of _tho Dcononic Orgc.nizcd Crime Control -'i.?t, tho t:;.."1.n.l . a.s wa.s a. nullity . tho. offonoo . wc,s a.t . . the· tir.10 _not . :in ooonomio . offonco. . I ui th __;rospoot,. o.groo wi ~b. Nr. Bila.r6 loa.r11ocl Ste.to ..:'i. ttornoy, the offonoo ~ •· • • •• • • ' • • • I • • • • , 9f unlo.wful possession of GovorI1:1ont trophy ·w.::i.s not c.n oconor.iic, offo:noc· o.t • • • • ••• • • ' • 4 • • • • • • • tho time. It should ' h:lvo boon proooodod_ 1·1i th n.s . an ol'tl.ino.17 offonco . o.m in O.n ordinn.17 Court'! Tllo ~rio.l u9-s_ th~ o. nullity. ~nd. ~dnoc tl10 2ni Count, ieo~ hu.ntil1,; without n. licence wo.s closely tiod up to tho 1st Count, i.a. unla·w:f'ul · possession of Govorru;10:.1t trophy, it is difficvl t in my i.,-..j_ow to•. mako a mo::i.ni?\,Tfu.l o.ssosamont of the ovidc_nco in respect of tho :po.rticular Count OJ-id. whi.ch ov:idonoo ,i-1as. _in any co.so in my view not wi ~hout ;problot1so Tho a.pJ?Olln.l1t 1 a o.:p_pca.l is n.llowcd·o Tho conviction on both counts :a.ro qw:i.shod 0.11d. _tho sontonoos set .::i.sido. If tho bic;rolo 1-12:.s forfci tcd it sLo,,ud . ~-hl . bo returned to h:i.r:l :i.s well a his ~ after he wes rogularlsod its lc1wful possossion• ,\s .the appollart is l'Cl)oi"tod to 11:::.vo fully sorvod his sonto!mo, I m~ko 110 o:ru.01, for rctr:i.2.l. [·i,, Ho SDRDLJ, !.Q]G3_t 23/10/91. Deli vorcd on this 23rd d0,'y of Octo bar 1991 in tho. p:rosoi-i.co of Mr. Oswald loo.mod Sta.to :.. tto1"11.0y. .. l • (\~~ I 2 • -1 ·o A A· W• H. SJia.n:iJ, JUDGE: