19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam5
- Citation
- 19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam5
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZCA
- Decision
- 28 July 1988
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZCA
- Decision
- 28 July 1988
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The identification of the appellant by PW1 was sufficiently reliable and supported by concurrent findings of fact by both lower courts; no exceptional circumstances exist to warrant interference.
Court disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction upheld
02
Material facts
Parties
Appellant
AppellantThe Republic
Respondent Counsel: State AttorneyAmounts and remedies
- Amount Stolen: KES 600,000
03
Procedural history
Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the identification evidence was reliable enough to sustain conviction
- 02
Whether the appellate court should interfere with concurrent findings of fact
Party arguments
- Applicant
- Appellant protested innocence and challenged the reliability and corroboration of identification evidence by PW1.
- Respondent
- State Attorney argued identification evidence was believed by both lower courts, corroboration not necessary in every case, and no point of law arises in second appeal.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Criminal Appeal No. 120 of 1976, EACA 469
Appellate court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact unless exceptional circumstances exist.
- 02
Criminal Appeal No. 82 of 1973
Identification evidence need not be corroborated in every case if believed by trial courts.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The identification of the appellant by PW1 was sufficiently reliable and supported by concurrent findings of fact by both lower courts; no exceptional circumstances exist to warrant interference.
Court disposition
appeal dismissed
- conviction upheld
Source and reliance status
TZCA · 28 July 1988
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TZCA
Judgment· 28 July 1988
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tho c,ppell;:,,,'1t on c.. d2..:-ck ;1i0 J.·. t w::·,s not corrohorc.tod by n.ny ott.e1' 1-ri tDosso In opposinc tt.e c.::?poc.l tl10 102.rncd Stdo Attorney submi ttod t}1i"..t, O.iX'-I't f~c'om t;10 f,,ct t',.r. t tho evidence· of idontific2,tion wc,s 1)olicved b;y ~..,oth courts 1,elow, ::-,nd t:.:o fm-ther feet t~~-c-~t sv.ch ovidonco cloos not nocosso.rily h;:,vo to 1Jo co:ci·obo:ro.,ted in cv0r-3r cc>so, the}.'G is no :point · of la.w,. C[;;iWo.,sscd in t::·2:i.s second 2,ppcc:'.L iC.cntified by P. ~T .1 only. -;:Iouevor one ,.1ns to tclco into a,cco1.mt t:1roc mnttcrsg 2.cco:cd:i.ng to P.W·.1 11 tho ni{silt looked lilw c., d2.y11 , end according- to P.,H.4 Second, tho <-,ppel1r..nt wc,.s F., ~i.1 1 s neighbom'..'., Third_, unlil(c t:·o otl1or would-be idontif;yinc; witnesses, P.H;1 WC$ with tho robbers fo:•: quite .:-, frllilo~ i;iovin0 f~~or,1 0110 house to 2,;1.otho1• on tli.oh· orders, e,.1d. t].:,.is 1)ofo:ro one of the c:3Jl3·sters st2J'.'tod shooting, thus scc..tto:;:-ing· tcJ:::or .i.;.1 the villc-.gc, which would h:wo mr,.dc it not so likoly fo1· tho other vict;i_r,1s, subdued by frig~1t, -to cc,:co to mako 2, cc:2•eful ,,- 3 We 118..VO h:-.:,cl n 02.:i..~oful look c.t tho roco::..~d c,nd considered -t:ie s1.1.iJmissions., In t:.:.iG it i:3 cori,cct t: ct b.o j_dontificc,tion t;1c findin.; t:1n,t t'.,.o iclontific;·.tion wr-,s m,i.i'?iciontly :rolic..'olc
(s00 ~':.PF.il:~ NO. 82 OF 1973). t:w Li[;h Covxt oo:,:~.:octl;; di:i:'ockd t>or.1selvc::; on this 0,,s:poct c,nd :roa,c}:..cd 11 concurrc!lt finding. 1fo n.rc v.nr:.1Jlo to f::,.,.:l t t:1orn. Then tho:"i:'C is tl,.o concomi twt dimension m,,;·od lJy t~1G lo::u"l.10d St~:to Lttorncy 2nd th;::-,t is, in c:-:ny event, tJ.,is i.s c, second c,ppoal e:,.11d tl;,G point ct issue cxisos onl~,- fror,1 a, concv..:r~l'ont findini:;; of fc,cts .. would not into:rfc,:o nit:,. concv.rrcnt findin{,'s of fo,cts 1)3" tllo cou:rts / 1956 23 EACA 469)0 cj_:::_,cun.st2,ncos wG 02.-11 into::.'fo~c'O w:;.th sucl1 oo:.1cl,,.:;_'::·ont findings of f;_:otz ( sco II'JlfilY OKlH,O v R, :Jc.st !i.f}:ic.2J.1 Court of L:ppocl Crimind 120 of 1976) t Ho such VO;.'j' oxcoptiom,1 cil'cumsk.nccs exist in tho J?I'Osent ['..'_ppce,,1 wd tho conviction of tho n:ppollmt c2,lli1ot be cssc,ilcd,. Tho e;ppocl is clisr.~issod in its ontj_rcty. (L ,,_. "11" l-'.Lo l'" -•L:-iJ.')...i:- =) •.TT fJ '-.U..:J JUSTICE OF .lPP:;Jlu., ( R, H. KIS.tJKI,1) JUSTIC':tf; OF .:&Pi:'.l,;L {A~ M.. A,, Ollli2) JUSTIC:J OF J:..PPllLL I certify t!.1d this is c., true 09.py ?f t'.10 oi•igincl., /~,-- (s,. 1V.:' KLJI) _DJ?T_,n:c\'. _ ~:.·~·.:;"] I~~'F.:./._~--
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