19890914 TZCA Dar es Salaam1

f IN 'l1IC COURT OF. ,:~?FS:~L OF T,J·IZAHii~ {CORJJiig J .:,o 2 OH .. .H 2 J .L •. 2 f~,~a I;T':' _ ~ .i.J..J.J.2 J O~'-C 1·LIL'· • ;. )' ,... CRINm.:,.1 LPPEtL no.25 OF 1989 KL.RUICLIL'.'lJGL MP/il-TGO: o • " t, -0 .I) o.oo·o~e APPELLlilJT versus T.:::E DIRfiXJ110R OF PUBLIC PROSIXJUTICi'JSg., • ·• • RESPONDEi'JT (li.ppoo.,l from the cc;wiction of the High Court of 'lhnznnia a. t Morogoro (Hnso.nche 2 Pim- Exte11d0cl Jurfodiction) dated tho 18th 911y of Jtu1e, 1988 in Crimii1nl Sessions Cc,sG lfo.40 of 1986 On 29th September, 1985, in broa.cl daylight,~-;; about 4.30 in the afternooi.1!1 0, DG.n called ML.TAYO ICCT'lJEGIGOJE!I nlGo kno,m as MZEE GOG0 9 Wc:s shot 1-rith 8. nuzzle loo.ding g,J11 at a pomb0 club at Etoni Fishing Villago 5 l'Ui~aba!I in r.Iorogoro Rcgioa. It wo.o col.i1i:1on ground 2.-t the trin.l that t.;13 ap1:..cll.::mt Kf.RUICR:'J'WE rnrn:rrno wns nt tho scene and that he was involved in n fight with one JULIUS· ali::i.s Philernon. T.'..ie Prosecution eviclonco w2,::: tn.o.,t following th,'.1t f'ight, which wno preceded by a little qu.c.1,rrel involving the decoc..sed, the appellant sl10t tl10 cleceased to doatho Tl:co a.ppollc:.nt denied tl10,t allegntion but tho IIit'.;h Court sitting at Horogcro fcn.md hiE1 Guilty of :r.lurder n.s cl.12.rgecl. Maso..:nc~1c, PRM (Extenc:.,,d. j\J.riscliction), as ho thon w2..s, ancl .:J.11 tl:o ·ch:cee Gentlemen AsseDsors wl:.o snt with hin, wore sati:::.:ficcl thr1t tho c"..ppollant's guilt had boon established beyond roasoE,"'.lJle doubt. He wo,o accordingly convicted mid duly condemned to cle2.th. His nppec,l to this Court wo..s conduq·~od lJy Miss. Mjnsiri, lcart1od Counsel from the Tanz~1in Legal Corporo:'cion~ and resiGted by tlr., Nas.:J.bG. 9 lonn1od Principo.l State i.tton1ey, assisted by Nr. Luten&e, loa.rned State Lttor;10y.· Hiss.- Hjasiri conceded th,;t; tl.lo appell.:i.nt did kill tho deceased. She however urged us to ;::.6 rce tlmt, on tho •evidence, mrtlice aforethought hnd not boon established. : . ... 2 Of course -clw..t nu.rrowod dow11 ·U10 issue for ue 9 ::1nd it is just ao well 9 because the eviJenco tbat t:10 t1p 1,-;ell2.nt r.:;l1.0t t~10 doco:,,r::;od w;:,,s sir,1ply I ovorwholning 9 to the c.,--::tcm"[; th..-,_,t tile cl 02,r and rcpo.:::;iied d.ying declnrr1 tioi1 was ro.:11ly suporflu01..1s 5 so to sponlco ::.ftor t.1:to n,ppclla.;1t h,..,d :;:12,do c.. nuisance of hii:1colf nt the pub 9 by clrin~:ing o·i/rnr peoples' liquor u:1invi"Gcd o,nd inviting his own frien'cls t-:.J d. o tl:e r:i::1J.1e 9 mil t~:..o clocoar.;od hc-'-d specifica.lly p1~otosted, t!.::.e ap:_:clb.Tc fouc;.'.i-t two rormcl:::; wi·~h n. p0rson co.llod J1..:.li"c:.s or ht.m1ilinto,l wh(m he left the place after t.:.1.2.t repcn.tod defeat e,nd when he c.:.u:10 b~'.ck, .::,.,bout twei1ty mhn.i.tos L:r~or, ho w:1.s aruccl ,-ri-t.h a gun. of courso ·i;'.10 npp0ll2-nt's defence w,::,,o n,;.1 alibi. Er. ri2,so,ba r.mb;:1i ttod th;:,;c tl-.e l,ppolL:nt llo,d. 2. clo£,r ii.1tontion to kill :>X1d ·[;hero wc1.o no fight li.uvolving tho cl..eQo:'.Dcd., Wo-'2..re rospec"tfuJ.ly of tl10 came view., Lil-:o t>o tri::l Court 9 ,wo c1.r0 oaticfiod t:~o;i; t:10 ik,fdr.iCG of provoc0'Gion wn,s not c1v,..,ilc~bl0 to tho f01..1g~it 9 2,nd. w.'.:o J.1ad L1uch C['..rl ior on racroly s,iid lie clicl ,.10t W:'llt the ' appcll.:::,n-c to l10lp hi:accli' ~co tho doco.::1ood I G drink unL~vitocl 9 wno innocently W.'.'.,lking away. Tho. fo:c2-l ::issc:,nl t was co;-;i1,1i tocl with obviouo ra.:i.lico nforc:tliought and t1w conviction for nu.rd.er w2,s inovi·cable. ... 4 Ji.i:JTIC:2 OF Lf:'fZLL ( JO HD l\lISO;:'FE ) SENIOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR