19900911 TZCA Mbeya1

.:.T HBIJY..1 c:anun:..1 ..:...i."'")~.L No. 83 oF 1990 K.".Jl.OL DI.J.:JID.:'.:... 0 Q O 0 0 O 0 0 • 0000000 \. 'I'PJJ .aEPUBLIC., • · • • • • 000000~•. .?..::JSPOND:'.::liIT ·(;~pp.eel from th0 Judcor.i.ont of tl10 lligb. Court_of TQ.nz~ni~ ~t Mp~ndn) (Hchor..10 2 Jo) de.tad tho 6th d.::..y of Doco1:.1Jor 9 1989 in Crir.iinal Sessions, Cc.so Uo. 8 of 1987 JUDGHSHT .OF T.Tl COIBT MN'7t-V,ili.1. s f J ; o• ~4 O,i,.\.ct On tho 1~ tl.1 d2.s of !,by 1984 ono Go..briol; lToombucllu m'ld his wi!O.. . Generoza, PW,.2J visited t~1oir rolativos e.t KoJ:::uronga. vil10-t:,v'O in r ~ District who:r-o thoy h2.d lux1ch. .:'.Ster luJ1ch l1Ibormbucllc:. decided ~ hcWC '; siesta outside tho house under shC'Ilo of c. troo • · ..:~s ho wr,s sl~e:p;i.ng there I ha was suddcmly- ntt2.ckod with Q. pa.nga in tho neck and died on 'ihO spot. - The m~ttor w~s roportcd to i;l10 ~olico and wheals of in~jigations culoinated to the 2.rrcst nnd. ..:-..rr8.i.gnn0J.1t of tho appol].c.nt 1 i:;d.Tol :Siµnd.n. 1 wit !l. r..1'1XCdax. I j, I :~ftcr a full, tl:ictl the lligh Court. (Mc::.1omo~ Jo), . e.iqin,g, . in n:,panda i found tho C?l)Oll,.2.nt guil t.y of tho off onc0 of r.11.1:r-d,c:i= llS - ~ Dm. sentenced. hio to cklc.t...11.• .t..&,'"'Tioved by tho find.inc of tho High Court ho hD,a appo<lJ,cd to this Court,. Mr. Tu.1rui1job2. 9 lDcrnod Counsel., w~~-o e:,dvoc.::,tod for tJ.1.'1 ~l).l)Cllemt before tb.ia Com:t o.r8\,l,ec1. -that uv::.:>ollant "s d.cfonco of alni in. t.b.Q Hi~11 Court wc.s lT1.~onc;l;7 rojoctod boc::-.1:so t~10 2,')··,Jll:.::1t tm.s not 'au:fficio.n~ .·f'. identified. as th~ por:son w!l_o fn:ta.ll;t o..tto.d;:od. t~:,;~ docoo.~d or ti."1.c I '-· 2 /2~· t:f! fr L10,tcriP,l dqr. t:f.' It wo.s tho loc..rnod counsel's sub::iission th2.t tho trial f(fr\vour't s:J.ou.ld not llc.vo roliocl on tho cviclonco of Gcnoroza, ( P] o2 ) " /. ( rccc.rding idontificc.tion of t~10 appollc.nt. ,~ f llh'..- T1,,1Jamjoba fin::::.lly c..ri;rt.lOC\ t'.lo,t Gonoroza wc..s, ( 2..t tl-:o ti□o she t ( ., said s~10 identified t:10, aJ)pollo,nt), in panic and confused duo· to tho ~ death of her hus1xmd and tl1eroforo, it wr.-.s subwi ttod" could not properly hc.,vo identified tho killoI'. The Com:-t ucs invited. to nllow tho cppoal. · I tho conviotion and. 2.rguod tl1G.t t~10 offence wns cor.1J71i ttod in 1:Jroad d(l,y light.; :~ccording to f;;:· -, :3o~'wcji! s · c.,:;_'c,7.l11ont tl~.o oviclenco of Gen0roza, . (P1L2) ~ that s:10 ictontifiod. t~10 c.pl)ollc:mt o..s t:10 person who attacked her husband is fortified.. 1)y yio oviconce of F<'Iakc.la, (PW o3), to whoso house tho appollnnt D.rrivoc soon c.i'tor tho killinG c.r~ed with o, panca~. Tho le2,rned Senior .Jto,to k'..ttorney 2-lso referred t~e Court to tho ovid.onco of Baho..ti Go:rvas, (H:~5), who wcs 'also attacked with o, panca. and had her hand cut off on tho Dntorinl dc.y •. It wes suboittod t~mt this witness also iclcmtifioc: tho cppollcnt as tho one wl10 nttncked !1or c.nd t!:lc doccasod on Thora wcs no dis:;mto in tl1is cr:·,s0 t:C.:\t t::o deceased; G~briel lv'rbonabuchc;., wr~s brutally c.ttr:1ekod 0,nd. kilbcl in broad cli...".y light.; Genoroza, (PTIT ,2) 1 W?,S prosont when t'.10 kill inc hc-.ppancdo She s.c..id she. sc,w tho person w~10 o;tt2.ck0d c.nc. killod ~,.c:;. ~1us'l)~_nd <-,nc:t closcribod tl1c 0 killer's- attire as of tho colour of rod soil ,,ncl th2.t llo w2.s a.rt~d.. with a po.nga.,. No soonor b.;::,d the decousod boon killed a porson appeared ~- Ncl-ce.la' s house arr.10d with 2, pc.ncc,o !~cco:rdinc to the avid.once of :Mn.lmlc1, (PU" 3), the_ r:m.n WG.Ei drossod in a s:1irt r.nd. trousers of red ~~,:-c.blour ...... · 3 TThon. ho offered o.. 0110-ir to tho str::-,nC,e:r l-;.o declined c.ncl took to llis heels _and, o.ccordil1G to the eviclonco of HcJcc.la., ~,hon ho c:1::socl hi□ t!:lo str::mgcr threatened to kill hi□ se.yinG _;__ 11 CoL10 c1ncl I will kill ;:,rouj I hc.ve nlroD..d.y killed two people" i Hclco..lc 1:ia.n:.."tt3'ed to ovorpowo1~ t::-.e st:rcmt;o1~ c..nd with tho e.id of other villo.c;oI's ho w2,s sent to }?olico Stc,tiono Tl10 · person is the _ nppellnnt; wllo o..s we hc,vc nlroo.dy □cntioncd 2-l,ovc;1 was chuccd with end convicted of tho nurder of Gnbriol 1'-1bonabuchc:.. ~ho crucicl q_uostion before- t~:c lower Court w2.s whether there wns sufficient ic1.ontification of tho eppollant ~s tho person vtl10 o.ttackod o.nd killed tho do con.sod on 11 /5/84. Don.lil')G ~ri t~ o.. sinilar question tho :Jo.,stcrn ..'..fricn Court of l1ppoo..l hnd this to sayz 11 In every cc.so in whicl1 there is a question a.s to tllo identity of t~o o..ccusod, t20 fQ.ct of there having boon a description giv9n nnd.thc to:rms of t...'1.d description m-e rn1ttors of tlle highest it:1portn.nco of which ovidonco duo..ys Ol,lf;ht to be 0 iven, first of o.11, of couxs9, by tho person or persons w;:io c;o-vc t~o closcr:i.ption and purport to identify tho o.ccusod, o..nd tl:,on by .tho person or persons to whoo tho description wc::.s Given,.'' - R v T-'IOJI:J1C::O- DIN f:.LLUI ( 1:942) 9 il.~C.'1. In tho pro sent cc.so Gonoro.zc., ( Plf ~ 2) , go.vo tho do script ion of tll_o c.ttiro tho v.,ssc.ilc.nt wa.s woe.ring to t~ policQ-. Soon -2..ftcr a person of the sc.co attire wo,s crrostod by Mclee.la., (PWo3)~ ~nd 1 if t110 evidence o'f-_ ,, Mclca.la WE.s o.nytl1ing to co by thu parson, now tho q.ppollant1. c~nfcssod tho,t 11.o hc.d o.lrccdy killocl tw~ pcoplc 0 No doulJt by sc.ying thr.t he had c.lroc.dy killed two pooplo -t~10 o,ri:}?ollo.nt 'boliovod tb.o..t tll.c. child he ha.cl also slc.shed wi tll. o., p2.ncc1 hv,d 2.lso died. Taking into c..ccoun:.t the fo.,ct thC:t tho offepcc wc.s comni tted in 1Jroa.d I dc.y light 2-nd· tho ovido.nco of Gcne:rozr., PUo2, corroborZ'.tod, 2,s it ·wns, by that of MD.kc:.lv,, P:J 0 3, re 0 e-rdin0 t~10 o.ttiro of tho c:.ssc..ila.nt, and what the nsso.i12-nt hnd done, we .:.ro s2:.tis:hod th::c,t tho question of □~to.ken idontificction of tllo o.p:pcll;:·;at by Gono:rozc.~ (?:r~2), as tho p0rS0n who . -,. ·• ...... /4 . r 4 o.nd kiilod tho deceased wc.s safely excluded~ • Tho loa.rried tricl jud.Go howovor Disdiroctod hir.1solf when ho referred to appellant's o.11.ogod II ca.utionocl str.-,tooont before Corporal .i~bu" 9 in assessing a.ppollant' s credibility.. Thero wo.s no cn.utionod sto.tencnt 1JY tho a,:ppol12-nt produced in Court cs oxb.ibit~ Tllct. boine so tho loa.rnod judge clearly erred in roforrinc to ov;idenco which wc,s not before tho ' Court o.ncL to which tl10 o,ppollc.nt he.cl no opportunity to rebut,. I We arc howcvo±- of tho view that t:-~o r:iiscliroction was not f::..tol to tho ·prosecution cc.so., On t:.lo tot2.lity of t?.10 ovidonco no O{;"Z'OO with tho finding of tho Rig:.1 Gov.rt tlmt it wo,s tho o.:r,:rp_oll;:,.nt w~·,o inflicted tho fdo.l injuries to tho docoo.sod 9 c.nd, takinc into o..ccount thc,t ho usod o, pc.nga, c1 lot:.,n.l woe.pan, tho pc..rt of tho boc.y t\ directed tho blows ruid tllo doctor! s' ropo:d, o:::c:.1ibi t P1, whicl1 is to t:_o effect thd t:.10 neck wes aluost sovorod, tho appellant uust hc,vc forL:ocl cm intention to kill tho docon,sod., 'lo ['{,Too with ]){'ir~ 3oncwv..jif ~ subr..i:::.sion -tlmt tho o..ppolla.nt was rightly convicted of ouxdor and we uccordingly _clisuiss tho appeal. n;~T:JD at ilrBEY..\ tais 11th d2.y of Scpto;.Jbor, 19900 JUSTICJ OF ;..rPE.:lL JUSTICE OF :J:P:c:.L I certity tha~ this is n true