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;. '!'* -~~.n...,.,..~-i,u~·- 1$ '·'-·,. #¥¥.1 ~ v·t"~·- W 7W If rt"iH {),1.-tll' ·- ¥S/Yl.. IN :L':iG h..LG:i:0~ CO J,;:/T O.c' ~1.fil\1~.<.- Ii, Nr r,BikNZil .r PP.:~:_... :_ ·~- ·~1 ~ .J '.~?. I.SD 1 c,:1 :~··: .- d 1G ~1. C~:•-Lt1.·] ·,,.;.~=._ . J.:.:~~l.n.li .bPi-;_j~-.~.J ~,:c.,. JJ~ ,:. ~ lj' 7 1 1 (Original Criminal Caso No. 300 of 1976 of t:~1:J Dj_st.cict Court of Songorema District~~ =~nG~~Jm~ - Bcfrro M. S ■ Knbibi 1 E3C•, ~istrict Magistr0te) FREilHICK IJiBILIZI ••••••• •., ••••• ■., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ; .". • •· •• .- ,· •• ffiPPELLANT versus .THE RJPUIIl. IC~ .• I} ........ , • • o • • ~ ~ ., It • ~ 9 • • • o • , • • • o ~ :, • IJ ,· 9 • • • ~ • • •· 4, RijSPOlTDEfJT LUG1~KING IB.f;, J. : The crppc-.<:J.::nt, ~:1en -~-: v:..:l~'tge cheir:·.. '.~:1 1 ~-...:J ~ gc:r:g· of -~rraed villagers wtich fr:-rci-o~.jr -:- c': a:,,ay the compl::: i __ 2nt' s bL:11 on the pr,~toxt that he was ~rnr 7JO'J.r=.n-: :3-'.;od: thieves~ Th,, :::;c;;::clrjn:int uo.s threa.tenecl with Jeath if hG int~r~2r~~ er reportel tj~ inoi~_nt. Jn these facts~ the appellc,nt -.E:s c(>nvic:~:_;_. of rotb ..,ry wi t~1 v::_ol,__;:-:ce ancl oen tencetl to seven y(')ars' imprison~0nt. The gqng ho...l b88n jo ~nJ procoe:eJ to other places on ti1a ,:,; ..... ,., ,_.i,:.sici1 i'c:'.' which thJ 2p~:,;·, J· 2-: ~ sim::L,rly Je::irly paid~ I u.o net .s,.L..: .~·.,. ,_-. ·jl-._.~ =.:,:)(j2l c2:1 succi.j0J~ ;i1 }1e c1pp\,jllGnt' s pres~nt J.enials th2t ~1., :t..;·Jd" c.)0',,T,-.r1ieJ. tI10 c:,nt':,' '.~::.·,.; "'i:::':.:icult to go by; Before the tr:i.cd cour-~ i'k c_c;::v,, :, '--Jj:,iL,..l 3.ccount c:_· t:_J i.. '.)VOt,0ntc of the gang anJ. even .::iJ.:.:i-c·~'"J ;:;harin:_; in th'" me2t; The inc~_ .... ,;nt tcok place in broad daylight so cho:;.·a csulJ. ;k ,·.,J rnistakon L,_01c.·c::..ty~ I h, ,J. imc:::;inou, 2.t first, 0 that tho appo:12nt sho~l~ ~~v2 bc.:·.Jn ch::rt; .;;1...,_ ,Ti ~."~1 -~-----:i2l.l...iinc; vJi tl:1 monncos un-ler s. 292 of the Pon2l 8.;.J_e~ I ho.vo sLws: net...;.-., Lowover, that under '.::,e: ::.n int:)::t "c,~ ;:;t ;, 1. In the inst::mt case the appellant ani his cJl::..~~-rators exhibit__;i ~· r~ th~n::: moru intent; They nctually :i:·2r:iove:l :c.L~ ~~'. J'.: sw&y tho cc_rt::::;l,.i.:::.r..t' s 7.-nll 2nd. subsequently slau[;ht<~).L':J(,l t.1.J ;32n1e; .L,;J it 1r12.s wll 2.~a.:=.n:~~ t.'·~'.) c~ lr:.pl2i!~:-:nt's 1r1ishcs, 1 thor,J was .:;. st.)a,j_:;_nf: in J.·:-.-,.:. lrnd 1s th~r~: ;.;,-·.:J ' t~u,,.:,, c :)f vicLmco; there was a robbery. I ~i:l tLo~-foro sustain -:~o ~~~vio~ic~ ~nJ sentence: It trans~·icoJ. ,t t~~, h:J:::ring sf thi:: '.L'~ .)':, :h.::-~ the a1)pellant had. be Gn convict ...;~ 01.1 t-J_--:i r.~c~ ir:~ i l.:.1~ r c 1Jbo:~c i .-.; s c · .Jr:i i ~ -~ ::)-... C'Yl tho sume J.ny 1 ; :-~ anU. similarly ;unisl:J:..a. ~1~n.J tlrrao cc.:is-Js _.j;__;.•-3 ~:...,=....= .. _ ~~._;j~ 2rat8l;y an~ the 1 1 same tr::.al mr,cis ;:c:::t,.'.J c·::<,::...:_ ;_ct :c.:ica:il of tlL, ,-.:..:..'J.:: ,Jr cn.nvictions when it c2me to sonter:ci;·:,~~ In ~:1e ;:' ..:sult the s:.:~:_:;7_.:_c",,::; ,:·.1cJ'_l t~1G prospect of serving 21 ?··i:.~.:J' s i.~ >~2 _.: _ :~er-~. :Ji tl1 resJoct 1 - -- .:~· ·• irn:)r:·_" por, even if la,-Jful to char 0 e the ";~:c:'>3 in:]i-:Jxts s,::,paratel;;r. '.;1. '::.::r :;cd: :;::ilacsJ on th2 same day and were r,:..,-:; ,:)i': scL.'i.:,,:: of the ser:,. ·_,__::::: ..). :>,1propri2tely; they should 11,~v] l"L::f'" ::.::;ii ::c c:c.)::7s:r2te cr:,un~s i~ -:;~---:::·c 'cS required by s:136 of the Criminal P:rocodur-c Co.le~ But c1ft::c t>i::; '.';:::uplo irregularity was committed I still canno-: 0:2c,il;y tell i1ow t.::.J ,:;,,,.:) trial r:-,agistr,::;te and the s·:me prosec;1-~,:r :::ot,.l~ ::·:.:'Gten,..1. th2t tr>::; :~·::-:.i.:. ,_ :~·-1t J·:;s a first offender whenever it c&,,,8 to sent,Jnc :ing. B8 thc.t :s it ,.,::J, c~w appellant was ccq,ittecl by this court on one of the rO);Jeri0s in C.:'.'.s°,:pp.Ifo.108/1977. J·_::.-t l.is a_ppoal was sumn1arily rejecteu on : a.ctl~J:::' of t~:-= rcl:iberi8s in Cr._.:)l-:> ■ :Jo. 336/1977~ 11nd with. the outcomo of the :)rs:;;:;an-~ 2,;_,?aal, it ffid2ns ti.:'t .J.--' .10;v faces t:1e prospect of serving 14 ye2rs. Howev0.;:', I will revision:.i:;_ly c..:rC.er that the sentences in Cr: 1;pp. No: 386/1977 ( o:.:· ::..c;imil Scmger'3ma ·'.;r. C~. 0 ■ 15/1977) aml tho present Cr.App.No. 385/1977 (Ori;~•in2tl Song2.1.·,:;f,1a c;_~.!h.Ih. 3c:o/1976) be servecl concurr0:1tl;y- from 28 S0:~ten,ber, 1977. The :::))C~.. 2-ant ,-.ril3- thus serve a term of seven years only froLl th2t date. Save as otherwise or~erod in its entirety and is a~cor~in:ly dismis3sd~ MWMJZ.~. t. s~ k. L,.r=:::.,:J_:~1:r::=:.,j 2/6/78. JTJU,31J·~