19880727 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

IN" TiC· COUJ.T OF APPE.d.L OF T.P..1-V~.iJHA PIUS s/o JI.JJl~ADO " e o o ('l 0 0 0 0 0 • • • • .!J>Pill..L.$T Versus T..:.J :':°C2T.:IlLJC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :ESP01:IDENT (Appc:::,l L·o:a t~'.1.8 conviction of the IIisb. Coi..:::..•t of 'l\:.i.1s~·ni2. c.t ==~;;~n:i.i2-) (K2,ti ti 7 J) dc.ted tho 6th dc. y of lfovc1i,~)o:r; 1987 in JU])Cf:L:,..::.::;111T OF T.::C COu'llT The a,ppo1knt PIGS :rr:DI,/J)O wc.s condG!imcd to de.:,,th by tho Hicl1 Cov. :d sitting c:.t :i3lJ2co1;c,, Ko.ti ti J, consoq_ucnt 1.1.pon his conviction foz· 1,1trrdo:r. The loc..:".'nod t:ri,,J_ judge u2.s s2.tis:i:'ied t"ic.t · t:.:c 2.})PG1]. .-:.21t De.lice c,forcthougb.to Tl;o nppccJ. l)ofo:,:,c ·tis wc:.s ;'.J7guod on ~)oh2J_f ol' t:.-.e J.o:pul:,lic. w~10 killed t:10 dococ,scd JTJLl:':lL L3~Ilt""JGA. The dccc,\scd wc.s in b.w bc;1.:nc, whom W3,s P. Wft 1, c. dc-.v.i.:,:1.to:r- c:::lled Bl:l.,:::."'TJ.. lLRk).llO. Tho evidence ,r:s t:.:...::.t w;.:•. ilo thc;y wore t~1.c=·c tJ.,.o o,ppcllant c;-..;no to t:.10 sh ..::.:n~x:-.. to look :fo:,: SOii1C •..... ., .• /2 1r2,lking homow2.rds. T:.10 Q.ppoll811t WG.S walking iinmodic.tcly 1x;hj_nd P:vo 1 who ,rent off to cut c..notl:o:..· bunch of ·bc.nc-...nr,s wton ho:r rnot;10:c, t'.Jo doco2-,sod 9 d.rou :.!.CX' .:c,ttcntion to it. J1.1.8t t>on P:f., 1 hco.rd some noise go ~ir..ck to t:10 scene o, little 1)it l;-,tor when tho c,p:;_:iollc,nt h,,d c-;ono ;_ ,-vm,y9 0 in ordo:r to fetch ,:, ~x~by from tllo dccoc.sod 1 s '1Jr,ck., Among the :people who wont to tllo scono wox·o P~·T. 3 SY.GV::JST::.:.'2 r;::::::;NADO tho a.ppollc.nt I s f1..ul 112,d sD.ffm'.'cd c, vm-:y d.o(;y cut w:,Q'llnd on tllo neck involving tLc vcrtobrcl column, the spinc:J. co:rd r:nd tho lr..1.·i:;o vessels:; c,nd OJ1ot:1cr cut wound on the 1xcck. T;:10 cr::t:.sc of dcc,th n::-,,s t:10 cut wound on the nock: 9 In :1is dofcnco tl:.o ~:;ppcll;:nt ovmcd th;;,t it 1;c,s ho who killed the doccc,scd. but he S:J,id he could not tell why or how lie killed her. Aftm.~ fou.1~ P1.'osocution witnesses hc.d testified~ t:10 Defonce successfully c.,ppliod for tLo 2.1rpollcnt to bo sent to Isungc. Instit1.ition fo:.:- ol)so:rvo,tfon and ~ccport ns to his r:iontd condition. Tho consoq_uont report from Is2nga wc,s elem.· tll2-t t;_,.o appcll[',l'lt wc-s of som1d ii:ind when he killed t:· o doccc:.sod c:nd t:12,t ho know tho ne,t11:-r0 2,nd quc,li ty of his quci.ifiod. in psyc:lidr;y$ hc-,d st.::tod th::i.t t~10 cj)pollG,11t 1 s 11 mont.::l stcto is ro2,sonc,bly sov11d 11 o 3 the t:ci;:l cou,-:'t oi.,1,c:::.t to h2,,vo hold tb.o,t tho c.:ppollwt was ins,..11c0 ;_--,t tho tirr10 ho did tho killing,, Ee submitted ti12,t tho P,,F~ 3 ropo:;;t wc,s not :coclly co;1olnsivc 2,3::-,inst tho c. p:pollc,nt ,,nd tb.;::,..t t!.10 Iscmgc. i·opo:rt dj_cl. not t;:ko into cWCOl:.nt t:10 l..;c,ckgrou..vid history of tho c. ppollc:XJ.t ::-..s disclosed by tLto o-vicl.o;.1co c,dducod in court. " Hr., Lyirno su1:irai ttod th,2t tho ap:polL:-,nt l1;:..d no dofGnco roc,lly 9 e,nd thc•,t th0 lo,;:..,-:-nod t:;.•icl j1.1.dge ' s find:i.ngs woro :?ropor DJld su:ppo:dGd lJy tho evidence on rocm."do T).10i·o Wc!..:J no ovidonc0 t;1,:-..t tLo o.ppollant ho,d. suffered c, mentc,l r)r0.::kdm,n1 r:,,.'1d his conduct immod.iatoly c,ftoi• tho done something ·wrongo Of colU'SO 2, t:d.cJ. judge is not bound by t:.o opinion of 2, r,1cd.icc:.l o.::::pci·t. Consido:cing ell the:; rclcv:::1.nt oviclonco ct his disposc-,1 ho cc.n diffo:;; from tb.o o::r:i;,oi't opinion if he h;_--;,d good. :.cc, 0·..sons for doing so~ L'l'l into r,ccolmt t~10 2.,ppcl:Lc. nt' s conduct irnmodic,tcly before, end immod.ictol:· after, tho e,ss;:ul t.. Tho ,,:ppcll2.nt boha.vcd qui to normally irnmodi.:-,toly dot01.u.·od to go c.,...11.d hc:-,.rvost a b1.mch of 1)2,11.a,no. s, thus n.ffording tho ::-:..ppolfant the o~Jl)o:.:·tun:;_ty to do wh,1t ho dido T:-,.cny H is truo, llo triod to frustrc,tc :cc.lota' s offo:c-t to roc:.:-u.i t ::.clp 11:-1on she sc.w her mothor b0dly inju:cod, n.nd c.,ftc:r that the :.--,!)I>OlL-.nt did 2.ttompt to e.t tho mc.toric..l tiE',o c..nd ·irn c.:,:'O of tho opi11ion t:1c,t th~t, put toc;ot}.1or ... 4 . - l ui th tho ovid~mco on 1~ocord, fully wr;rarc..ntod tho lo&~ncd t!'.'i2J. judge to :c-oc,ch tho conclv..sion th2:.t tho c,ppcllcnt wcs coii'!pos montis wl:cn he commi ttod the :fouJ.. doodo :fo we:ro not posi tivoly impressed by T.'.cr-., Kc..t2.bclwr~ 1 s s1.1."iJE1ission tl1::·.t if tho rnedic::1 export h2..d tc.kcm into c..ccount w:.10.t .wr.,s disclosed in cou:ct ho would hc,vo ror~chod 2, diffo~ont conclusion, in fo.vour of tho nppollD,nt., Tho~c w~s in 01...w:- violT no cogent c,viclonco f:;.•om which tho tri::.:l cou.:rt could sny, even on tho bdrncc o:f p~rot2.1Jilitics, thc..t it w.:::s more likoly thr..,n not thd the ;::,ppollcnt wc.,s ins.JJ1c r.,t tho nw.tori2.l time., Looking wo:t.':ciod, llc,vi11[, :red oyos, 1)o::::.tinz up 2. wifo who had only :i.'Ccontly givon ljh'th to G child c.nd ins1...~l ti1113 people when in 2, st,--,to of inobric..tion, even if t:::uo, is no OViCl.Oi1CO of lcgd insc.nity~ Tho l.'Oj?OI't tho pwohie,t:,.~:;.st composed w::-,s t:10 fl""J..i t ol' his ox-port intc:rvicws dt:ring which~ a,t c, tim0. 'tho :psychic,trist u;:,,s sdisfied his c:'..icnt Wc.'..S s2..no, tho e,pp:3llc..nt even told why ho i,e,d killed t>o dccoasod - l)ccc-,uso ho 1:>cliovcd tJ,.o doc00,scd w2,s c, witch w:10 h,-,d killed his child.:i:·cn through wi tchorci't so b.c tho appoll211t, in t1,;Xn killed tho doce:c1scd to o.vonge the dCi.'..ths of his children.. ~fo note incidontoJ.ly tl12.t, on the· q,ppollmt 1 ;,, 01-m e1ccount, o, child of his hcrl diod on tho vw:~- de,y of tho kiiling .. It is hcrdly nocc 9 so.:ry foi~ us to s<-',Jr 2£0..in, wh;:,,t 110 have so.id timos wi tl1out num1ior, thc.t kil1ing c, person in :rcvongo bocnuso of 2, mo:rc We e,re se,tisfiod tl:~:,t this r'..ppccl is devoid. of mc:dt .:md we e,ccordingl;)' dismiss it., D!~TDD 0,t mi~JJ;:;,L th is 1., M. M.'.I.K.(ll,13 JQ"STICE OF .l.P:P:J.:J., R. He KISJJJG.A. (USTIC!I: OF 1.PPEJ-:L lL, Eo 1.".~ 0i-iJ'3. -.I'JST:,'.c:.J C:B' ::..?EJ..'.L 5 . I cort if3° t)J.c:;t this is a true oop;;,, of tt.o o:;.~iginnJ.., ,·, .. ,/ (So .N& K.AJI) DZPUTY RID ISTRJ;.R