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Il1 TilE COURT OF APPEAL OF T..lli~ AT Hl·T.\l"!ZA CRJNm,~ .:i.PPEAL no. 77 OF 1987 P ~SIC.LI s/0 . ::l.~'.::"(TCIT,LE •••••••••• .'.PP5:Lh'.JifT Tl"C ::'..'3PTJ!lLIC •••••••••••••••••• ll~SPillIDJ:r.:NT (.i'.ppec..l f:ror.1 the conViction of tho ilii;h Couxt of T.:i.nzenie. o.t Mwa.nzo.) (r.~2.pi.:;c,no, J.) deteo. the 4th day of Ma.y, 1c;87 in C:rimiml Appeal No. 46 of 1c;85 JUD(]t!:TIJ:.YT·· OF--'l'El COU:lT 1..t the trial of the <!.ppella.-it P.iS!C.:U.I J3i'..Y':JGEUJ in the Iligh Col.!rt it was common c;round that tho e:gpellant fatally stabbsd the dccea.sed P.''1,'C"..J'l. K.'..GTilJD.:,.nro:~. The learned trial judge, Mapiga,no, J., was ·satisfied that the assault amounted to raurder so he duly convicted tho appellent end aontonced him to su£fer death. The - loe:med judge rejoofod the a.ppollant I s version tha.t the deceased "' c:.nd P.W.1 Sj,ESON J.rr<::mnrr burst intq his house at night, demand_ing money, and th.et he, the eppellant, st&b"bed tho deceased with a. knife the deceo.oed himself wus "-:rmed with, durins the course of a strucgle with the deceased. T!J.e ieo.rnod judge and all the e r ,. .. th::-oc centlemen 2.ssessors wl10 sa.t with him nc;:;eptod the story •1 ... '~~:~;::~ es told by P.~-1.1, which wr.-.s thisa Thct mcterial evening a.a · .:t--, ·, ·1~ P. W. 1 , the appellant, and tlio a:p:pollo.nt I s wife, frore "!mlking to tho_eppell.:.nt 1 s hous~, a:fte:r the appell.:mt and other people had :po.rtaken of 'moshi', thoy found the deceased 1J.t tho house of c. :person cn.lled K:UIY,\M.\.. Tho appellant so.id 11 :a:u;yu loo ni tam~. ,. ... • . • j , ... - "·-·· -~--"'"' 4.,,,_ ......,___.;,,.....'t,,l!, ' . ~;;4~;~:'!i.:r,o) &iiiilai~~~~-;;;r~;::·;~~>:;·:~·;.;,=;.;r-:;;;.;.-..•..;..-...._.:...~---~~. . .' / 2 .Aliibc sh1:.la yr-.ngu. Ncrojc::. niondo nyur.1bc:i.ni nichukue cilaha 11 • Thereafter the ~ppello.nt wont to his house, eamo out soon 11fter1•12,.rds, ~ wont to. !{v.nynr,1,;1.' s house. /1.:f'ter only a few minutoo tho d.eee;;:.sed cried out that ho wc-,s dyi.-i.cr ruld when P. W. 1 :;:occ::.ched whCj_•o tho doco.:-,scd 1vD.s ho found the dccoer:md flat on tho ground o.nd :profusol;r bloodina. The appclle.nt tbr--ia.to.tl.fld to · otc.b P. W0 1 2.J.so if tho lt~ttor dared nov-0 close,r, and thon ho disappon.:rod fror.i tho vill.::.eo. :,ocordinG to tho Poet-Mortom o~in.~tion report tho deceased died of il1tornal ho.Gmorrll£l.co. In the ap;_:>02..l before us tho o.ppcllant was roprosontod by Mr., Duta.r.11)2.12., lea.rnod ,i..dvocuto, while Mr. Mussu, loc.r11.ed. Stato ~ttorncy, resisted tho cppoa.l on behalf of the roDpOl'ldont Republic. Tb.0ro is only one .. gr-ound. of .::.~peal posed, for our consid.er.::.tion. r:ir. Iluta.mbalv. ha.a submitted that there wao cle2.r evidence tha.t the appollc.nt ha.d drunk tho liqour kno,m as 1 moshi 1 ::i.nd tllc,t ho 1R.s otag~;crin(:; a.s a result. I-!r. :nutambaJA !mo ure;od tha.t in viow of this ovide:.nco on record tho trial court should have found tha.t tho appellant was so drunk that ho was i11c:::.pc.'.)le of forming the specific intent of killing or cauaing grievous haru, so he should h·::.vo bo<am found. ,guilty of tho losser offonco of Mc.nsl<'-U@lter. On his P<,"lJ."t Mr. Musso. aubnittcd that the specific intent 1r2.s established. llo asked us to ·~--t·~- consider tho threats the appolla.nt uttered ir.lmodiatoly before .. tho assault, the a.ppelln.nt 5oing into his hounc to fetch a "I , weapon a.s ho s::.id. ho would, the na.turo of tho nssc..ult upon tho ,·:I docoasod, and tho cppcllm1t's disa.ppcn..:-anco l..llll:lOdin.toly-aftor- ' tho incident. .- ,, •••••/3,. • ~ '.i . ,.. • .... ~ ◄ .''., { .. • . ........cl1'. ...·.>"'"~•~ ·- __.,__ ~~;.};~!~~~~~t;,il~\, . . l ~ -~~! _.,,.,;:,:-7 · ~'rr~.-.. . _ . , •,· / / I- 3 I / ,In his brfof end woll-r00.sonod judgor.:ont tho lom-nod t:t-:L-'ll I jud.:'.50 1:.cco1)tod that the ap1)cl1c.nt wc.s 1in drink: 1 a:t tho material tioo but uont on to c.rguo uhy the dcf0nc0 of intoxication w~s not uvailcbl.c _to--.:1;~:ppolln.nt • ' We c.r.o__of, th0 considcu-od vi(m that tho 10:=!.l'nod judge wns entitled to c.cccpt tho testimony of P. ~-r.1, a.nd tha.t once he did t}mt, ho we.a quite justified in holding that the c:::nicllo.nt assc.ul tcd tho decccsed with mo.lice o.fm.•othought • Wo t~1ink tha lGC'..i.""ncd judge ri{;1ltly took into account the factors :referred to by l•1r• !Iusso. in hi_s m.iboiosions to us and we a.re un:i.blo to fn.ult the t::c:i.:i.l oom:·t I a ·,riou tho,t 11 _Tho cvidonco merely ostc,'bliahos t!:o.t his mind mo .:i.ffcotod by drink tmd that ho roed.ily c;a.vc i-1<\? to a. violent pc..ssion"• It io not tho la.w that ovory ti.me 0. 1)01'Son i1.DUSOO hiosclf tti.th liqour ho is intwootol : _ ~ ~ mon.nin13" of tho law. Tho rm.rticula.r fncts l:c.vo to be uoig,.ltcd. , Wo C..(!;t'OC: t k t in the insto.nt cc.:,e tho offence of r.iurdor wo.s provocl "beyond ro~~sonc."olo doubt. Tho c.p:poo.l bofm•e us is devoid of merit and is o.coord.ingly d.isr.i.i13sod. n:.Tm> at I'r-T.';.i.'l'Z.'.. this 19th dc.y of Novom'bor, 1907 •. , L. M. M~CJ,'.IE JUSTICD OF /:.~J\L ll.. M.- .-1. OM!Jl JUSTIC:TI OF ,\PPE.U, L. M. I,!F!i.LILA M• JUSTIC::TI OF .\PF:ll.U, I certify thnt this is c true copy of the oricinale· . --~------ .. ---- . -------, ~ . • {J. H. MSOFFE) , . S11ThTIOR DEPUTY fillGISTlUR ·- .,,. ~ .. " ,. . •.. A-,, ' • \ . • ·• • I •'.,.A,,.~ iL "" =~:iillj.,";;~j;,a~~~~'i;.-!.;• L_•.•.f:_,,"~. ,•, · t' ~-a:..._,,...,..\,!i?:t..~.;.· · ~ ~ ' ?, , _· ,_ ~_•i•,J- w -,~4-•\t~~..,l•~~- .f; , . . . , , ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ . : . . :. ..~.;..,;;.~~!.-d.r~.!~~ ·.