19880801 TZCA Dar es Salaam

' ,·~ . i~,. ·,1 , rt'- -~ "' . '-·· IN TEE COURT OF AFPDJJ, OF· TL}TZJJHP.. O 0 • 0 • • • • o .• • ~'..PP3L .-il:TT Ve1·sus TLCJ :,?GJPDJ3L:~c o • • • • o o • • • •. • • nESPOI :r:NT (Lp:peal from the conviction of the :Iigh Co t of T2.:nz0.nie, 2..t Hwanza) (K1.,ti ti, J ~-) dated 3 st day of Ea.rc]:1, 1988 ih Crirnincl Sessions Cc.se lfoo 200 of 1985 JUOC/i:-IBNT OF TIIB COURT J.;-9p0llant vr2,s c::,.2;i?30d with ;;,.ncl convictc•i of r.1u dor contr2rf to section 196 of tio Fencl Code. On 16/1/84 a bo2,t loc.,ded with fis11 sailed, witl five people on board, from icere1)o Isl2,,'1.d in tlle di;rcction of B oba port. P., "'.'T.1 ond the appellant we::::e pr,ssoneo:rs, each having :Qri,id Shs "}JJO /= for the voyr;,(:,'o., Thoy sd e:.t t>o front of the boet with the deceased wl.,o ·wo,s the owner of the bor~.t.. l'..fter trnvolling -for n.bout wo o.nd half hom.·s tho 1:',p:pcllo..nt jrn:,pod up o.nd took out of c, pc. r bng e, pistol 2.nd shot the deco.::-,sod w~o w2,s asleep.,' Tl10 docoo..so lift0d himself up n little p,nd them slumped. P.,'iT 0 2 Ezekiel Tibosj_gw, wl10 wcs at th0 holH turned ro1.md 2.nd GC,W it dl. Po T;lo 1 rµ1d otnc:-cs pre .:mt struggled. with tho c.ppellrmt 2-11cl subdued hii.ri ond tton tioct lliI,1 wi b. D, 1·opeo follow fisl1orr:,2ll:1 to kill docor,sedo Ire ro:poe:.tcd t is to tho poliecmn.n rno}?tora report gc:vo t::.o cc,uso of dc2,tl1 2.s fro.ctu.1:-0 f skull :resulting ., • 0 0 0 •• /2,. 2 - .:::ppollimt in c.n 1..nisworn statornont stated thc,t Po Wo 1 attacked hira while they wore in tho boct thinkinfi that ap:pollant t" docoMod wL.o was lyins down got up and urged those itnesses to finish up tho c~:;?:Qollcntc It wc.s while dcccc,sod c,chod him t;ic.,t shot., 1;.ppollrnt doniGd ca·r-;y-ing 2. pistol 7 if he dicl; whd wou d hcvo p1~ovont0d. him fro:1 shooting the rest of them 110 said,, 7 Tho loo.rnod tricl judge believed the prosecution e idonco nnd convicted t;10 2.,ppoll.:J.J1t., In this appeo,l noi tllor Cotmsel nor tho Stdo Lttoi·noy could sunmon nnythi:ri"i:s to favour tho dofcmco Counsel loft tl:o natter of cccusocl guilt or ise to tho Court. Wo are un2,blo to find c;ny Gori t ::i.11 t~,.j_s 2,ppoclo ~fo a.ccording·l;r find t~at he wcs properly convictGd - d wo di_soiss tl10 nppocJ.. D.:.TJIT) at I-I:l'JifZ.L. this 1st day of August, 1988. I r (1., H., MlJC:J\1E) JUS'11 IGE OF 1..PPZ..'l.L (R., H. KISDWL) JUSTICE OF 1:PPE.LL ( ~~o M.. /i.. OE.LR) JU.STICE OF /...PP:~::L I col'tify thc.t this i _I