19900622 tzca mwanza3 1
rj 1• - j LT THIB COURT or !:.PP::J.U, OF T..';273_':.l~ll ( CO:l!JI: of at dc,ted tlle 20tT.i. i).1 . . 1 SCSGlOllS CI'll:1111a . ,. ._ -T c:-:1"'1 ..r::- •.jc:,Se f·10e' )U Oi __ }JUU onf'\ J ' TJ.:o leai:'ned 001.i:.rnol c..cl~.1.:i.ttod t:1.::::.t and was oonder.m.0d to deatho the appolJ.2.nt l~illed the...
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- 19900622 tzca mwanza3 1
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- TZCA
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- Tanzania
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- 22 June 1990
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- en
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rj 1• - j LT THIB COURT or !:.PP::J.U, OF T..';273_':.l~ll ( CO:l!JI: of at dc,ted tlle 20tT.i. i).1 . . 1 SCSGlOllS CI'll:1111a . ,. ._ -T c:-:1"'1 ..r::- •.jc:,Se f·10e' )U Oi __ }JUU onf'\ J ' TJ.:o leai:'ned 001.i:.rnol c..cl~.1.:i.ttod t:1.::::.t and was oonder.m.0d to deatho the appolJ.2.nt l~illed the doccc.~ced but said t::.-:-.t it ~::~s 3, :;:csul t the rt.m::.1inc auay of t:ne dcoo2.r::-:d. to oscc:.pe 2..:."'.':ost y::ovokcd tho ap,cllant so rmoh that he slasllcrl tho d0co::-.sed 2,;Jout four tic.cs with a "pa...'1c:;-a 11 while uttcrinc the words he: wr,s c.~.J.cc;ocl to have said., On the other hr.md 1'tc~ ans.·_, loc:.rnod So:·,io~~ St2..to ::..ttornc;:;r1 submittocl fo:.· tho 1·ospondont/lc::mblic that. tho 2:'_,:,1c.:.l2..nt 11ad. urged us to i).J)hold that r.clico-2,forot:10Uf,'l1t ::2..cl :,c011 oor::-cctl;y ·......... /2 . ,. 11 ,11r ' ·, ., I .,1 ' ' '.J' 2 infm:;,:-co. f:,.•on t~.10 ntll:11Jer .of cuts and t:.1:i uttc:;:-r2ccs of the appellant. Ho ,:Q so said. tb.d tho::.•c wc.s no evidence on w!1ich T.l.10 102.rnod triel judc;c .-ras fully sd:.s:ficd. t~1c..t i1.t (P.w.1), the lTifo of the pl'o):dcto:- of D.0~1or_,;:-, :::otcl -o.t Isev;;•a 5 was 1 ett i..ne :i.nfo the lJn.cky,:-..rcl one J. 'Jt':..DTI.'JU s/ o s;~IDI ( P. }; •. 2) $ to d0posi t :fi:..·owood, the d.0008.SOd rusl1od into the- ~Jc,cky,:-.:rd., got tripped 2.r..cl.. foll down,. · In"Joclic,tcly thercdto:::- t:1.c 2-x,ollo.nt 02-r.10 am?ollant to s21aro tho life of tho dccoa,socl "iJv.t 1rl t:.1out succoas. 'Iho c.p;_)cllant in ;.1is clofcnco adr,1i ttoc1.. t:1d t~10 dccoo,sod. not its autl1or~ He clainod t;,.d on tho :previous cl2r~· :.1is wife, S:IDJ. d/o doco2,soc. end others, GODFP..:;J'J I/:.Z::.:"10 n.nd N.:.SIIJU r:o:l.:1:=m (r.W,.3), who dtt,cl::oc. ~1in at his house 2..i1Cl uo:rc only ~x-,cifiocl u',1on the doU[,"l1 u2,s t~u·o1•m to then., 'Ih:: r,ppcllant ucnt to :-,_•oport to tho Police 2-ncl tho follo1-ri11g i·.,0I·ni115 ho sJC'L'.:':C(1.. t:1c ar:;:-ost of c;oing a.bout~ llo cane across tl:o c~ccc::-,scd, P .. H.3 2.nd tuo ot:1ors who conspi::cc:. to kill htn so ns to dost;:-oy ovi~:1..c::.cc., The --· ,...,1J11'tf..,.,1,~•'*' ..""'..:.',..... ""'"" 3 MSIT 'J,J.U 1-,~~1 "'on· to .L'.1,_·10 :=•,-· cor.r_.,_)lc,int ~.,c:!M. G • ..:; - c.,.__-:::::-,inst . tho clocc2.oc(1.. ::'..l,::l Goc:f:.co',- " on while l1c tho l:, ""cl ")T'OMntl l)Y 0 nl. 0- .0'l1t ,.:..i '"'"1(~'. '- rl__ "C"'"' ._, ·-c.,,c,l.,L'. n.,...olO"'l ,,,.,;:, <-,}' l. - "'- ... ..,-, .. i.) V i:r1i_.._1_0•_,, _ ,_._ .. !.·[.,..):! 1.·Tc.rl-~ ·- sn.Yl_t - - t'1·10 trial jucL6 o c..n:,_ rightly oo in ou::· o)inion. . b fc,ct I"·.:,,. :n-rcyor:D::m, has plc~v.loc1.. t~io uso of o:::ccssivo fo:rco in offoct in_:; o,::.,:rost., Is there 0 •• / 4 P.Wo3 had c.n :5.ntcrost to sc:::,vo otherwise, !:c 2,cl:oc1., uJ.:y C:.id "by whr:1t the clcco11sod he,d told I' .. li,.4 th2,t it 1-~e.s he (tl10 dococ..sod) and two others conspired to ~dll :1::i.n and c:fto::: ~1c gc-,vc ni1 2.l~n a nob cl:o.,soct tl10 d.occ1:.socl 2,s :.10 w2,s tho one ,ri tl~. e, 11yanga 11 • Of 'I cours,c-tho oric.7- of t'..1G story 112-s now 1Joon ciic.:....'1&,u:~ 1~y Jrr,, Ruoyocc.uu to adni t t::at tl10 appellant is t>.o one w:w kill :Ja_., 3t,1.t clooo tliat r.icnn that tho nc.rrati vo of t::io 2-p:pollnnt l:12,,s been c~,ru10 ccl m1cl tho evidence en 1~ccm:-d is t::ic,t :.10 vr2ss lJUI'Suing tl::o tlcccc:socl so tl12.t ho nay an•ost hin? no. Tho mf;nissions of 2, coU11sol cc.w.1 n8vor substitute t:.10 evidence" At Dost ho can jus~ f.Jl1.[;~;ost u]J.at infcrcncco oc..n "be r..adc f:ron t~1c av2..ilc.,1Jlo ov::i.clo:100,, But !1oro, however . . nu.cl1 we stretch our i1x..-3j_ne,t ion., we c2,~1:1ot ~ , i:1for that tho o.p1)cllc..nt wnntocl to C:i::cost tl1c decoc,socl., So uo have only t!:.o story of P.W.3. Is :10 rclfr,;Jlo? Ho 2.dr.1ittod to have 1)::.0;.1 c. friend of °!Jotl~ tl10 d.occ0sc;-:l_ n.nd . .':"'· ' I -~.. ,; ·;_\'-'., -( • \ GodfrCj'o He .uas also iri_;.ol v-cd in t>. o LiiS1.m~'..o:c·dk,ncline; ui th tho wife (- _! : .:r: of.tho e,1,pc1l~t (o.w_. 2) w:1011 in the: con:i_-:ic.riy- of Gothfrcy ~ Ecmeovor, after lmmru1c:; t'ho fato of tl:o L:.0002.soc:~ I\ 1L,3 fled to r-hr:::mzc::, thd ,., ,.. .-~r It is possi1)lc thn.t i..'1 J:is ovic:..cn1c tr::ins ... ,,.,..,," ~ .• ' ... .... , I 5 That action would not nootmt to p:;..~ovocation c. s :;;,::.'Oj_)01~J.~r stiJ),1ittocl noan tl12. t t:.:o 0.,:9::iollont intcn~'.cc1. t],.o conscC1_uc11.coo of ~:is c~ctionn: Uo therefore find. :1is r.,:;);)c.::,l cl.mroid of 2.n;r nc:ri t 2..ncl 1,0 disr.1iss it in its 0~1tirot:ro / ~~- .. ·' .:, . ..-,.., ,/ \ () ' \ ·.~• ··>, ·. ',:.._:' t,J - , .• -~-=.• Juc:;r.rrc::: OP •...J..;,-.... .,,h I certify that this is n true copy of t!,o ori 0 :i.nal.. 1,·1 /)1-;/~ //7/,IX.- ~y ( Se S .. !C~IJ '.G:.J ) DE~UTY. :7.:'GIST~IB.