19880311 TZCA Dar es Salaam5

/\ ~:,, '':""' ' IN 'µIE COURT OF APPEAL OF TMiZAJ\TIA li.T DODOMA MAK.il.I'-'IE J ;,A • .IITSiiNGJ\." J •A. And OMAR J A ) - - - - - - , _9. . . ; : - . . .9 - - - . : . ' - _ ; . _ , . ; . . : .9._ _ _, _ ~ o - · o CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 46 OF 1987 .., ' . . J CHARLES SENGA @ NGALYA PIMA • • • • • • APPELLANT VERSUS THE REPUDL IC. 0 0 0 d • c O 0 • • • • RESPONDEN'r (Appeal from the conviction of the High Court of Tanzania 8 t ·Kondoa) (Bahati, J.) dated the 6th day of Narch, 1987 in Criminal Sessi0ns Case No. 22 of 1985 JUJ)GME:NT OF THE COURT Q!li§;.a__J .A. g ) The appellant was charged with and convicted of murder contrary to section 196 of the Penal Code. The prosecution case is t_hat on 28th August 9 1983 at Chase Village Kondoa District appellant Charles Senga, his brother P~W.1 ripinga Pima and their wives were drinking local liquor when an 8rgument arose over the allegation by appellant that P.W.1 was back biting. him ( the appellant) or saying nasty words about him. Appellant after some alteration threatened to kill somebody that day. Then the party moved to the house of appellant which he was sharing with P.W.1 his brother, and there appellant was seen consuinming some drinks. At the house of P .w. 1 and appellant, appellant started chasing P.W.1 in an attempt to carzy out his promise and through the door made of sticks. P.W.1 and his wife, the cleceased, quickly entered and used here weight to prevent the door from being opened. Appellant then made for the door in an ~~tempt to open it 9 he was seen r~nnming his body against it time after time - in all three times. The second time app611ant 1 s hea.d penetrated the door through thF 0.pe.rtures of the sticks. There was one person present who would quickly pull appellant ' D.way from the door each time and on the third attempt appelJ.ant •••••• 0 •••• 2/ ' pulled out a knife and pusb.ed ·it through the door lmowi.ng that· there - 2 - w~s so"meone behind the door ~o. lay ag.a inst it with t1is or he.J? body• Thi~ pai;~qn got -:th,e ;ful;L ef:feqt of t,be tru;u~t of the knife. and cried. out that etie was dyi.% ~ ~q~ came out pJ,utphing at q~r tptest, :j..nes ·,, ~zjd it. did not·take .long before 1;3he qied-.. ! • i •,•: I II I '''.), I• ' ' ,:'lµb~t;=.int;ially. the same es-.,ttie. prosecution- : ' .' • • • • I • ' case.. . ' ' '., • • . ' ·: ~ / .' r. .' : • . . ' of appeal ~nd ·that is,, intbxication. • '. • ' I • ~ • • ' '( 1 ' , ,' • He urged that. appellant was I • • :intoxica:teo.-·to ,such. an e.xtent that he could be d_e-emed to b!3 inc13pable of fo.rm:i-ng the n-ecessa.ry intent to kill (;)L' cause grevous bodily harm. .! if,: 1 •: I •c ,.: This·-aspect. ¢ d~f~ncq w0s -s~ttsfa?torily d~al t, "'.,i~h by t~e ~ea.i;ned._ tria~ ju?f;e in his judge~ent .when· h~ said that ~he c~mduct ~f th?- . a.ppellant oetore- and -after -the .killing ,did not I ,: • I . '\, ;,,'. • 1 ,·•' 'I•: I • ~ho~- that he ~W ~ot ~~~w. w~ t he Wp s do 4lj!• 1.1.:rrpe~l~~t wa.s . found ~o l:>e cons is tent in .his ~ords ..... __ .,., .·' an1 ~c.tion~ and when he stabbed through t11f door he ·..said lll: his e;f:b~~I t-~.t he a?t~~qy w~nted ~~ stab hi~ .bro~her P!W.1 instea4 he Lthe~·wif,e ·of :hi~ :brot,her 'f?O was behind the, door~ , ,~ a.):.'e ,s~ti-sfied th~t i;qe provisions ?f section 200 of; i;b.e Penal Code"""Sre .applicable in this: case. ·' • /-. ~ • • ' i • • We are. also in no doubt -that th~re was no-intoxication on the part of the flPP~;nant that cmJ~c\. ha.v~ d·eprived. : . him of the . ' power , of.forming . ... : .. . the necessary ' ' ; ~ ' , We would agree with th~ learn~~ trial judge that the guil~ , • - • ,.._ •• ' ; f ' • ~';. - ' of the aceus·ed-was proved b~yon~ reasonable doubt~ _, ,, ,_,,.. ;ef~ ·a.?.?G,t;dingly d.~m~ss-1.i\:ie ap11eal. Dil.TEit at. ;ooD0Ml1.,this 11·th d,ay of JVIarch, ~ . ,· ~ ·i ' • ,, " . • • . • • 19~~. ., - 3 - I I I L • M. Mt.KAME , JUSTICE OF I,PPEAL ,/ ./ R. H. KISAi\'GA JUSTICE OF APPEAL A • M. A • OM.AR JUSTIC'E OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original. ~ift ( J. II. MSDFFE) SENIOR DEPUTY nm::a STR!ffi • IH comT OF OF T J..H'.ZJJ.-ITL J.,.T 1,i:USHA c:::.ILiiTLL J.-,.PP}U:L no.. _4 7 OF 1 987 LELO 11.ILil :.ITO a •• , . . . . . . . . . . JJJPELI ·J·JT I HE) THE ~lEPUBLIC •.•.. .•.. ....... E1~. Lyasenea, Co-ur.,.sel :for the ap-;iellant Mr. EleT11a, Principal State J:,.t corney for the Respondent/ ile:~mblic. ... Ky ·clie:r.!.t h.21.s died while in prison • In the circ,x:1::-.·:.;-;c1ces I withdraw the appeal. Ho objection. . / .._ ..., . i'-'~ ~ ~ .. '1: ~ i;.ppeal ::aarked a-uated. }:ii u: ~ i~ if 4:·~j ft( il ~k ~p ~., ij_ I certif'y that th:i.r- :..s- a true copy o:f the original. "Ir• !.-$; f:"' H: t'' ;f iv• ';?.-.I' ~: r~ ~{> !f f \ ••