19900622 TZCA Mwanza1

' DT TRE COURT OF APPEAL OF TJ.lJZ.AlTIA AT r.J·TJJ'ZA JDLIUS 1'.!YEYE., • ., o • o ., .. APPTI:11.:'\.WT VDRSUS THE BEPUJ3LIC ..· a • o • • o o RESPON'D.TiffT (Appeal from t1'1e conviction of the High Court of Tanz2nio. at Tabora) ~ dated the 7th day 1)f December, 1989 in Criminal Se rm ions Car_:~fo" .4i of 1_9..§1 JUDGD.~]fT OF TEE co~ In the case givin~ rise to this appea:i., tried 1,3r the lligh Courl si ttine at Tabora, ( Chipeta 1 Jo), the appolle.nt Jl;'LIUS }D.':JY~ did not deny killing the decec.sed GER::...LD ITIIiL'JJGJ. b;y s~1ooting him with an ano1-r at Kahama in S11.ir.;~ranga Region ir, t!1e evening o:f 26th Deoember, 19850 What he denied, houever 1 w2,s -l;hat tl1e killing ,-,ra,s done with malic~afori?:thought,, . " ,.•,,. · .• .._,1 Eis de:fence at tl1e t:L'ial uas that ··when· he w2.s on beat on Sungus1..mgu duty,_ ai·ned_ 11'Lth c1 bo1r and some ···:, fu:Th~s, ·he was set upon by a (P.'oup ol rob bars, :noro t} .m seven r·p~'Xple, and robbed o:f his money,,. Some eleven months eai•lierj in the same··are2._, lie hwi been attacked by robbers 1,:'10 took away his watch and knocl~ed off fi VE) of his fo,3th in th0 :'.):i:'OCOss~ :Both gentlemen ascessoxs who s2,t 1ritb. the t:dal ju.d.go onined that 1 " 2 the a,ppellant u2,s guilty of rnITdG:;:',:; 'Ihey spocificc,lly o::;:1n·ossed themselves sntisffod that whd tb.o_J.ppol12nt ~oL: Pc.We 1 been attc.ckod tl10 ap:r,,ollant first ,:1sn-c l1omo to fotch tho tow and arrowso They did. :1ot 1::oJ.:=.ovo tho app0ll2-x1t' s contontioh that he was already armed uhon ho oawo across his 2,,ssailantso appeal on bolmlf of the 2,ppc·i..l2,i1t~. ::Io ar{su.oc. tlJ.2.,·;; tho t-;j;r::,ollant was acting uncl.01• provoce?.tion when l~c shot t~'1o c:-:eow t~1at kilied tho dcconsocl t1!1d t!12,t th,.ct is ·Diiy ho ;-m,s shooti~1G o.,ir.i;_ossiy, sub mi ttcd that tho trfal cotu~t 1 s finding :ro..s col?Cc.t that tho appellant wont ·horrio for tho iJow cmd ai·rowe 8..'1d th2;t ~1is intention Has to ~ccv'ongoo ]).'fro Kahe.ngwa conceded, nnd q_1,1.ii;o rif,.htly so in ovi· -:riow~ that tho 2,ppollo:at was i1ot on 1:lcc.,t and tho;i; >.o uont ;.ior:10 to got ·tho 1roc,po11., Ho submittods houovcr$ that "tho ap:,ollant musi have gone homo l"U.rmi:ng and ii1 ·';ho c.bscn·cc of c-vii.kno~ of t~10 distance involved tho time ho took might have ')ccn too short for his,passion to subside~ examined ru1d ooJ:1]_)arod tho t1ro vo:;:,s:i,ons tho 0,pyc llfnt rsc"vo before his trial - tho oi--tra--•judi :dJ1 stc,tomcnt t0 P,. li:. 1, 2,11a. ~1is ro:pm·t t (l tho Police Officor 1' oi·!o3 L'!,IlJl(O 3Lii:IAKL, T~1c omirt found tho l \ 3 was aictrornly annoyod by tho focidont ospociroJ.J.;y on lool::i.n3· J,2olc 1 tho victin of 2,notlrnr roblJOI'Yo IIo docidod to tci:o rcvone;o encl did not know ul10 would bo tho victi1:1B of his i".1.LJSilos_, thorn and tho..t t2mt rcprosontod tho truth., Ho thi:.'11-;: tho.,t Ch:l.}?Oto,, J" was entitled to 8.J.'rivo o.,t tJ.1£,t conclasion,i 'I110 totc:.li ty of tho ovidcnco on :rcco:c 0. ::.hoKs tl':.-::,t t:1c i'..ppoJ.lant ·;rent. ~)~cl: to t:,.o ::JCono 0 with tho settled doc:i.G:i.on to 2,-.,c;.1co his n:i.sio:ctune:r, 110 rovon({O wns It intended that whoovor ho mY.D.d ~.1it wou.J.d ·:Jc {;ric-:Qusl v· 11.0,rmod or killed(' Ho 112.Cl malice at laxgo, th2.t :·tJ,$ uty 210 oven o :,llously shot into t;ho Co1"11or Sida B-'.1r w)1crc poo::_110 w::iro drinld..ngo In our view· tho offence of murdo:,• 1,...-:,0 pi,ovod &..11.d tho appeal is devoid Of mori t) Ho a,cco:c·ding ly dismiss it,.. DATlITD at r.fl-T.lilfZ.A this 22nd d2,3r of Juno$ 1990., .._. ~\ ' __ . (• • I' ,/ ', .,.. t·•' .... , ' \ .. '-·· JUSTICD OF J..PP:8/,L