19900618 TZCA Mwanza

:;·--_::;;,~'-•:• ~~ IlT T3:E COURT OF ~tll'PEAL OF TJJ.TZ)JH.t AT J:IWAilZ4 (CORJ!J:I~ i-TYALALI 9 CoJo..J.~.'.U'J<;:_11,1:liEy J•Aog And.I@YlirTJ'jTI~ Jo.Ao) . CRTiiIINAL APPI",Ju, WO~ 186 OP 1939 KA.LAYE K.tl.ZWEGD. .. o o • • o .l'.cPPirr.,Liil'TT versus THI] ?JTIPUBLIC o o 0 0 0 0 O " 11 RDSPONDEi.fT (Appeal from the conviction of the High Cou:rt of Tanzania at Tabor0) (Chipeta, J,.) dated the 2nd day of Decembers 1989 :i.11 Criminal ~ons Case Fo.,. 29 of 1986 ------ .JODGE[:.iEJ.'rT OF TEE COURT ~~IT,_ J,, Ao : The High Court 8't Tebora ( CELL.PETA~ J ~) con7icted IC:JJ.ll.Y-E Kli.ZvTEGE of the mu:rder of l'l.JJiJ3U sm:ntJW and condeilli:led him to dee.th and hence this appeal before u.s., The appellant in the evening of the fatcf,;u.. day was at his home with his wife KWJ}U. HizyA . R\GOY..'iGE (P.W~i) and suddenly the deceased appeared, he asked· fo::: and was given e, cigaretteo P .. W'& 1 went inside their house to take some mne;r with which to buy some 6 ooking oil but before she had done sci she hea:cd the deceased crying that he has been killedo On rushing out, Po Wo 1 saw the deceased disembowelled and the appellant ruru1ing 2,way witl1 a k:nif0 0 The deceased finally gave himself up to a cousin, lJJJDP,.E.1 r.:SUEI (PoW.3) •. I 2 while the 1·0spond.0nt Re:iublic w2,s roprcscntod, l::;y :lYb:6 J3IL:Jl0, lear.cwd State Attorney°' Tvro grounds of appecl we1•0 pv.t forward in tho memorandum of appoalo In effect the two could conveniently be do2,l t with. as ono o Tho c6r.1pld.11t is thd t1:o mental state. of the appellant was not considered 2.:.,1d that if it ,ro:to ho s:1ould ru.wc been found a schizophrenic and that on tho mato:dal oironing :ho had been deranged.· Iv.tro Kahangwa r~lie:d on P., Wo 1 and PoWo3 uho both said that tho appellant 1ras "mc;mtn.113, 11ot vo1•y wol1. ", tl:let ho "was not mad" but "was dull fl or "mentally dull" o It ·i•ras svJJr:1ittod tbat owing to his mentc'..l n.bnormality, th~ c:,p::_)ollant could not he,vo fo:.:mod tho necessary intcntionu In addition ii; uas sug,::;csted that tho c;videnco which was available bofore tho com·t was sufficient for tho 102..rnod trial jud.6'0 to invoke ~he :~)::}c visions of socti011 220 of tho Crininal I:.•ocoduro ..i.ct, i9Q5 i.,o., to inq,1.ri.l'O into '..1is mental steto. Ifu.·o Kalw..ngwa. prayed th£..t invost5.gr,ti.on be done by ordering adcUtional evidence to b,e taken., Otl the othm· hand, Mi_~o ::::nG.I'o contonc..od. that there m.s no evidcnco 9f :L."ls2..ni ty on the pa:d of tho 2.m1oll8,;.1t hut only that ' ho was d1,,-J.l,, To Mrfl Bilaro that was not cn01..i.g:1 to move the lee.mod t1•ial judge to invoke section 220 of t:10 C.P.~':i.o We !1avc tr2.vollod vo1"'y cautiously th:rouch tho record of appocl. o,nd wo he.il'O not cone ac::coss ci.ny sign lJost of i.1sa.11i ty0 I It is sienif~cant also to ndo, a..nd ·with 9-ue 1·ospect to Mr,, I~1.g'!T2., th:-::.t ho has hiasolf avoide:di' in :1is momorandur:1 of a:ppqal, to l:.sc that tocb.11ic2.l_torm: ~1s2..nit:>'• Aclnittcdl3rho has used :pscl1izopl11'011ie, ullic21, c.ccording to tb.e .Qxforo Dictionm-y,~_ 3 is a "nonte.l disoas9 marked by disoonncoti.on -bctu'0cn thoucht, feelings was dvQ ~J_. Nr o , Kal.1a.ngw2, sub mi· t.,_v o d -'v-11at ~- .i.,, u.;.1 a' wo.,_-,..d 11 clu·!.L1 l 11 'n~,:, ~AL lJOC'.1_ - U!::od - lu·,r .; • I meant_ by dullo P., w.3 ru1s.rorod tho 1st Assessor tl1'\.lS:- 11Tho c:.ocuso_d is not montc..lly .-rollo If you o,dvisc hin 9 ho soon f0rgotso I canno .,_1, say_,10 , · .is no.d ".J u d oos no t £LO r1.m about nor is ho epileptic. Ho is r.10:nt2.ll;y dullo if Yet ·p,..w.,2, tho wife of tho ap:Jollant,· saicl "Ho w1s dull., Ho would go about a.iruosslytt~ Sucl1 dosori:9tions a_o not do:1oto insc.nity :i:;ior do tl,.oy tally with tho dcfini tion of :9scl1izopl1ro,1iac T..rio appellant h:L11solf pro,ridcs a coup do grc,coo In cross-o:::o..ninntion ho ropliocl "I hc..,_vo never suffo:;.•od from any monk,1 distv..rbwico si11co I was born 11 ., / on solf-dcfonooo Ho h2,d s2,id t:u-,t _the 2-pyollc-..nt :100 l:,ocn ovcrpouorod by the dcooc:.sod and used as c. uo2,pon the knife l1:; 01·~in0rily wont carr:,,i.ng 2.1.~ot!llda At tho tine of hco,ring this n.ppoal, 1-iI'o KclJ.a.ngm:1, rcspondin££ to the questions :froIJ tho bcno].1 1 c:.g:,;ood th.:,t tho dofonco of provocdion was 2.v2-i12.1•lo to the a:ppollc:nt., Ho ndrlod thd being raontall~r 2,1mormal the 2.p:pol12,nt covld bo p::ovot:od □ore oo,si1y0 As this is a fii'st appoGJ., hence l);:,, 11,,y of rc:.Daring, it is I prf)por ~t tl1is junctw:-o to rovisit the ovidonco., ICLGOKE s/o :HSOLO ( P.W~4), · tho Clrn.iJ.~nun of the Mbo3"1/'0 Vi11 43o, :.1c.d lmo1-rr1 both. tho appellant 2..nd tho dooonscd o.s □onbo1's of his vill21.;o, Ho sn.id th2,t the two kw. often boon qU:'l.l'rolling boc.:.uso t>.c:.i uc=&c 1_;_7ing 011 adj2,06nt plots. Eventu..,.,lly they .docidocl to sO:)CTc.to tl:ov. by moving tho docoasod to a l)lot in cnothq1· street~ So tllc:'c w2,s 4 end saw hiD 002,ted outside c:K·;,tting uitl,. tJ.~.o doccc,sod. 7 □01-; no was 11nJ.•rding whet he ha<i boon told b;y- tLo 2-j_):;_:>Ollt:.,nto Thmo-,-::,:r~ his voroion of tho vcrbaJ. o::w~1c'...ng-o is so d.iffo::::::,.1t fron w!."lat tho stoI\y.. 1fo c:.:;.•o thon loft onl'y 1-dth the ov·idcncc of tb.o ;:,,ppellant ., Tl1e c,p;;,elln...11.t S31Q tJ.1t~t citor ho l1c..cl c;i--::-c1.1 tho docec'., □ Gd t!10 cige..rotto 2:o h2.,d asked :foJ.; encl O...G he l'J"2,i3 sr.1o~ci:1c its 2,t rrJ.1ic~1 tine ,. P.W.,,1 l12.,S inside the .>.lOUSO end ?o 1f()3 hcil_ v..ll•o w:, cone by9 tllo dccccsod re-opened. tl1c issue of the ploto Eo ;:,,Q-.,-"ised ~1io to go homo £1..:nd not to pick u:-i;: q_112.rrols uhon ho 1;2.,s d::>u1~<" At tl1;:-,t junctv.:ro tho doco2-sod boxed h:'. □ tln·ico cc,,..1.s::..nc h::..n to foJ.l dorn10 ste..blJod tho doccased once o.:;1d too;< to his l1oelr.;,, serene 2.nd tb.d without c.ny kno1111 roo..son m1a. in cold bloods t:10 appolla.n:t killed tho doco2,sedo '111J.on uo 112,vc t:lO cl;:-jn of tl10 e.ppoll2.11t that thcI'O w-2-s an 2-1 torc:1tion w;_:ic!1 }):::oci:pi k-tcG. tho killillC& We hnvc given c.11.xious tl10U[,i1t cs to wli;y t~1oro m.1.s this. sudclcn e.nd c.1pp2-I'ontl;;- il105ic;::l cl1ru15-o :.ice.rt on the pm of tho a:ppoliante ·After l)o:ing sdisfiod t~:;_..,t t:io c,p::_:iollD.nt 1i0s !lot insane, then thoro 1-rnrc onl;r two prok..blo ;:;.::yl.:-,:1.:'.,t.ions of t:1;:-,i:; .b olligc:rcnt cor-1.uc t., 5 fu_t thon~ if tb.oro • I anotllor ploto Hcrcovor, o.,coo-rdin.:, to P~ lr.,.·i 1 t;,_.:: <'!.cooe,scd uont t:10:ro. askocl for a ciga.rottc., T.10 2.p~10ll0,nt, if t10 wr!.s ill-disposod. to tho deo02,socl., ,rolu.d have tclrnn offence at tl:.2-t.,. On t:.::.o cont:r.::-..r: 0 , u<::: ere told, tho clocoq,sod with r., oigv.xotto.. .::..n if tl".2.t 1ro,s ,.-~ot onoue~::, 2,ccording to P .. w.. 2, tl10 2.ppollru'lt se.,t dowi1 to ohd 1rit::i. ·c:.10 a.ococ.,scd,, Would t~:is be tho atti tudo of n po:rso:n w2w wc,ntcc1. _to {Sivo vo?J.t to his }wstilit:'1 .liter nucb. cloliboration c,nd with -e, gToc.t s0:1s0 of :c-OS!)cnsibili t;y· -om, ruiswcr is i..:."'l t~10 nogc:,..tivo .. dicl or· s2.icl soDc'ihin6 to the_ appcllcnt wliic~i oithc:r p:rovokod I:.in or cav..sod hin to 2,ct in solf-dofcnoo. !;To o..ro ::;2,tisficd tl:~t tho inciclont w:-.,s very brief :i.ndocdo T:.mt is u1J.2.t tl10 o.,ppcllc..nt I~:ru:l so,icl &"ld ho wc>,s borne out by bot~1 P.Wo-i encl P.,W<i2., fioTrcvor.? if it is solf-defonco, we 2.ro 2,frc1,icl, t!:..c fo::.'CO u.socl 1-n:-,s o:::cosoivce T!.:cc knife sruik to t~10 l1il t into tho o..bclor.1011 of tho d.oco[~soc1.,. T:.:.o c:-..ppcllnnt ' hinsolf w.::.s doubtful tb-'-st t:10 clococ,socl, 11oulc1._ sm-v,;.ri.vo 1 c,ccorc1..ing to P.W.3o In his final subni:3~ion 2.t tho trkl, t.:10 clofcnco 001.mscl, said. "Tho wca:pori wc.s lctllcl j lmt he hc:..:l no ua3°· out 11 ., i'Tc· o,ro in agrccnont lrith t!10 first :p22t of tl10 so:~.tcnco 1Yt'.t not tI~c scoonc1.. 0 So whether it wns provoc2. tion or solf,--clcfonco, -:.s t:10:ro 1rr:,,s c::c:cssivo force', tho killing was D2,nsl2,1.,1.gb:tcr.., Wo q:1.E~s1:: t:::.o conviction of murder a.ncl.. substitrdjo ono of r.a11slav..g:1t0rt, ., •.. 6 Sinco r..:ppollant was c,t ~·.is :wuso cmd t~10 clocoi:-,socl followocl hln sinco th::, c:.-,p:9cll0,l1t has boon i:;.:i cv. stocly . cvors:i:ncc 2nd. , . o., torr.1 of ir.1prisom:.1cnt. the,t 1r:Lll rosul t :i21 -llS Ff> 1,, lff..:Ui:J.,I JUSTIC:D OF ~:I:'Ell.1 },.s P.....UL.'!.DIL.'JH JUSTICJ) OF .:'.u'rE..:iL., I certify that this is D.. true cop3r of .tJ.w 01~:.i_gipG.l. \ ,,.