19891218 TZCA Mwanza6

- - -.--· ' ~ . .~~ _. . _ · ......... --" i · ··:m THE cotrar· OF ~~:-oF·T.'l.NZANli ·:..... • - •.: ,, ' . .'1"•~::\ ' ,f ~- TBl!l .REPUBLIC • • • • • • • • •••• . . ., ·.... ; (Appeal froc the conviotion ot the High·Qourt o"f Tan~~ a.t '.Bukoba) . (Ka.titi.~J.) " ~ted the 20th' dai~of' March1 -.198~f ..! • in 2fiminal Seas ions Ca.s_e No, 54 of 1988 , >··~· ,. ~ oF' :m ·ooURT -~·: , MFALMr Jtt¼• : .... w' / ...'- , .. ~ c-· - ... ,) '1 T .. - • • • ~--- . . . . . . . .., ,, , - ·.:.....:....->Th~e~i,s_e,b13ol:utely no meri:Lin. ,this. appeal ~y~t~e~ Bl)Rfl;.@t_~.'.J.!9.~.,- 1 .<: •' ~inst his··00nv1otion for murcim- a.nd th~ senten·oe of' dea.t~ .·•lnd.eed ~en th • , I • ,/' ', e.ppellants 1 dafanoe a.t tho trial smaokod~of' a. shot 1n· ~e da.rk, ' { <', -• · : Qn ttt!l q~, 1985 at a.bout ~~•..i. 'n 81:>UP of ~andit~ ~~ ~;,_. · ...... ·., . ---- - - - - , . . • ,,,:--. ·•-:--··J'-· ., ·: ,.'of.;·th~ ~~ased Laur~t Rwe.ka.kake, Tp.ey. deooivod the ~c,eaaecf intp, :.q • .. .. .. :1. 1".J;J,~ 1 i,•,• t ' 0 • •• .... • ••• > ~., .. , T '~•--- .,."' f.,. _·:..~_dopr.•o~ ~is house b;y- pretending 'that ~ey had lost their wq· ~d~~_tf!l<!>'.~.- ,~ help. ·As s.oon as the helpless ~oea.s'ed opened ~ho door, tl;E;I b~d;Lts·~ , ; , • • · t, ~- r· • 1 • • i, •. • a Jl1'1U'C1e1.'ous assault and shot him de~· .In tho course 0£. tho f'ra.oas tha~' ) • l • '- ~- ~ollowed· speaz,-hea.d.ad by the deoea.sed_1_s wife, the incio~~~I- :(loJ:.l$taiio .. . . . "'· ..... !.:A~ •. ,..,. .~..'«); i:~Yf·111~·~~~~~,. one ~-t the b~04tJ3,;~~;~~~ ~,~~~ ~~~- _ ~--~~t ~{:..~~ol;y,outtmg h~ with~-~- she was··~l~~J~~-',:-;-·,. _t :t, •._ 'triocl.to~·t~· a~ from her tho-~ sli:e ~s bring~_.t'o,lier'hus_b~d. ~ ~ - " "• ' I _.. • • -• • I . '~' ,.?fl ," • ·: ~-tho bAtti~. seemed to go against them, !-;t~ _ba,pdits ~od dl>~ing- their, · · :.,. i' · : l f, .•.r•" ,. . '., ·.., ,.. ~ "' . ,, . ~;_~iousl,y:~wo~d 00~0~ :n~1:•.t~ . ~t would a~pee.r :~at ~h.GY-•.~~~ lµai''Ul''a 'forest·• Next; etornil'l8, the vil18€,'e_ sea.-rch I?~r tel,f~~t~. \: :' · -of . "" blood, . oaoe upon tho a.ppoliant. in tho 'forost with somq ou·Lwounds. . t . . . -: lJo'\,... , . ;,•Fe~ed- ~d :oontosse~ that h<J ,had.1boon a··membor -~t. tho :~:'Wh.i~·r ,;-;.~:: . ~~:,,-~e,g. ~-.de08MQd 1.s,.houso. Bo ..~~ .~OQ~~p.,. aenj;, :tQ.J;los].'~ial~-for_ •. ..:_ .;: , •: : ; .. ~ , , ' O •,,. • O • _,.- t • ~ ~ O • • • •T , -~ • / • : ;. ~1m.ont and _subsoquantly charged. with this offence•. • ., ~ . '-r · -~-~ ~~ \ • • • • •• ' • I , I .: { , ~ .,.. ■ .. : ; ,. lz;i h;a ~fenoe l-lhioh the lea.med_ trial judge re.jeotecf,. 1thE3' a.Pp~ ' . "I ~ • ~.11. """""' " • -·•··' • _. ._:- .·- , ~~Q..:p,Upp.t1Qn tha.t...he ~ -~rrtod .,_,wi.th seri"~i\ries..: ·· · , ·~· . .to hinj ha rooeive'd the ;~llj~i~s l{h~ 'a -~o~·ot~iagi ~- -\ . . , ",r -,, • ,:., f" ., . ' , -,. • • ~ ~. ,l:'~·l•f':,.--. , . ,,t'i,_ .·_..~~·ho returned home from a sno,pp~•trip · a t ~ · . :.:·.: ~•i•.:•z,, ~ '• - ,. , • •I•,,',",., r' . • , +... ,~4 .:..,,..•~• .... '<4 ~(,••. \:I-:,~•' ~,w.:,,-1 ,, .1 • ;' •· T ....,.& '\, ·, • _,.• , ... •rl ,., ; ., • .. 'tf• ,k'j .~ • ·l"' t .... • • • ~ : ~-\ , , ,f • .,"• ,.,.., ~l~J"-, • - • ' \· ~ • • "'t ~ .. .. -.;, .• . ~ .i 2 Tho loo.mod trial ju~!..o gavo ~:cy 6()od rccsons for roj.cc tins -tho o.ppc lle.nt I a. sto:cy. Tho cost iD~rtant pioco of ovidonco linking tho apr,cllnnt to th,c_rmd at tho c1oooasoa.:•a homo was tho tr£1.il of blood, loncling from tr..o house to t!:c cpi,ollant in tho forest.. Tho trc1:il of blood onclcc:'. et tho s:pot tl:c a.p:pcllmt was f:)Und blooding ~~i!h ao~ous c,ut ,-Toun~_!.,__~?so out :rounds woro aioilcr to those doaoribod by Ooru;itaroia. Tho loc.rnod judge also found t!:o ap:polll'.nt 'o oonfossion· _ to tho. villngors to ha.vo boon o. truo cdoisaion of :3Uil t. In tl:c ft'.Co of tl::.is .. ovonrholoing ovidonco, wo ,-rcrc not surpriGod w!:on Mr. Rugc..rebcr:iu wJ-.o cp:pc2-rod for tho ·a.ppJllo.nt withdrew tho only g.round of app::icl ho !:ad. filed. I • ' • • . _On tho ovidonoo, wo aro oloe.rly of tl:.o. viow that' tl:.c t-ri2.l Court was. justified in its conclusion the.t tho appollo.nt was a ocobcr of t!:c gcng which raided tho doooasod 1 s hvmo and s!:-.ot hio dead. The whole GMg sl.:.crod e 00J:10on pu.r:posc a.ud tb.oroforo tho identity of tho b£'lldit who cotueJ.ly shot t!..o dcooc.acd is iDca.to rial• ------ ~cordinc;J.y1 . wo disoiss the cppoeJ. in i ta ontiroty. :._• ~·,. , DJmi.:O a.t M!f.il{Zl.. this 18th ·1 . ~t ,. . ii ·• L. i!. MlJCiME ..., JU-drICE OF 1.PTI:,iL .. k(.1',.. 1.. M. A. OM.f.Jl - JU3TI:}E OF 1.PE!li.t "i. L. M. MFliLILl. -1 JUSTICE OF 1.P:FEllL r~· ·~·. -• I oortify t!!a.t. this is e truo oow of tl:.o oricrinal. t-~ ... -~~AJIZ:-- l'. (srs:~.:GE ). DETu'TY . REGI.JTR.1.Jl ,..,., ....•... . ·' .• ..f:.~...Wc..."~.......;.., ,..l-#,_.,:.__......._.,_._......._ _.i;l --~'lw,~:.. . . _ - . . . - .......