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~>~~ ~ --;~. ."':·. . '. I( C-aTIILLL :.?PE:.l, ;! 0 • 66 CJ' 19l39 "n:R.5US . TlIE MPUDLIC •••••• , •••• - • , , ••lhlSPC:;'.;J::.:T (ii.ppco.l from tho conviction of Ji.he J:igb. Co'\.U"t of 'l~:,,11zc.11ia &t l•Hwc.ra. (I"1-ziraoto, J ,) · ·-a.atod •fao 21 ot .-.~ . of 1:Ia:roh, 1939 in Cr:i.mi1ml 3ecsio1-is Cc.cc No. 22 of-1908 JU".DGIIEiIT 01!' Till: CClJiL~ The appolle.nt is a.ppcn.lil'lg against tho jud@'Joi1t end sc;i-~onoo of K.'..Zii,IOTO, J. who, convicted !i:i.m of· the murder of ono Salum S.-,,lwn C'· . ./ i:.Ipa,ngwo lforap:i.tn. 0;1 27-fa Januc.ry, 196G. C On the fateful clcJ' the doc on.eccl wa.q tc.11.:ing with l:.is hoctcoc, P.w.1. Tha11 tho cp!1clla.11t came tu,.'1,."'lin;1 c.r.c · on :r-eec::ing them, withdrew a l.:n.ife,' s·.;abbcd the docca:::cd and cl.-gain ro.n o.wo.y a'br,,ndoning the r.1oe110 C:m.im~ who in "G~l -i1;fo1'1ned -tho Polioo. T:.10 i11ciQar..t ba.ppcnccl. at ·, o,bout 5.30 p.m. ct 1h~oh~o~ijl~130.-· The appollrurt WM arrco~ccl. tho •'.,<";f l'; • •~: SQ.!Jc dr.y at 6.bout 7_.30 p.;;i. at 1'Tant'\.,~m Villceo, c.bou•~ su: niles m~y._ The nppcllc.nt plcc.J.cd elibi. ~~.:po.-id -~!1,..-.,t ~le left M:.1ongoli ~.t ~bout. 10.00 e..n. a,nd wc11"t- •~o Ha.r.ri;umbuka to visit a rolntivc who 1mo 0n hie • ... . -. poi1:1trJ • -- Fi:rc/.;, ho c~.icl '.;li.1.:b --i+-1:o · d:-n~crou:.: to lns-0 a. co:.1vi_o'.;io:1 of :::-.;cu :•;.(, c:. c;ro.ve offence on -~::.u ovidoncq. of a single Wit:10GLJ. r: oopccii\lly wi:~h i-05,.rd to idontif'icc.Hon. Second, ·I.i.c. doub·~cc.l -~.:io- r.olic.bili t;•· of P. W.1 • i ·t:o s.r,:;uod th.Cot it w~~J very :.:n.tc_h unlike tho. rc:\6{i-;,n of n wotu~"l. tl.u/.; ·• ~· ,. ' .' . P. i-T .1 affor E;cci.ng n. ~:ian r..:·~0-b'bod in tor prascncc would oovo out cr..rle·~ly without rdi::h:g ~1 Ql~! 1-ioroovcr, b.c r:.:-,i.cl 1 -~hore io evidence of ni_E!'Jndorcr~.•..:::.ding bc·~woo;.1 P. U.1 a;:1\l' the ,?,ppolln.i1t on tho ba.ois · -~hat 0110 of; -~he rol~;.;ives of P.W,1 wao i;Jprisoned bootuoc of the COL1plni1.-~s wh~ol:+1't~:) . ·.t ,· al?pollMt made;, 'E1ird., Hr. I-fu.ira. coritol'ldod tho/.; t4o prosccutio11 oni·~ted t~--~ \ " ·c;,, L.:i.s"Gl.;,·, Mr. 1,1aira rubmittod -~bi·i; t:10 whole intention of'; ,' rcqP.iring o.n acou.ooc. ::,croon to gi:._..o n6t~co of- tao dcfo1100 of di.bi -fa to# -- o.lor,~ the proGcout io;., oo that i~li .. 'll'O'tlid: dioprovo it. did not tr-.r to provo tlv:,t -~ho ·ti.ppcllo..r~ wo.c proco:1t, But hero ,.;ho Mr. Uairo r.dnittod, that D.W,2 did -110·~ ct1.:;:Jport the appcllo,nt 1 s alibi but o.ddod thc.t 'Wl;l,O not in tho first place under c;ny du"~y to oc.11 him .. On behalf of tho roopondont, tho Republic, We'.S MisEJ 1-lunioi, tho · loa.znc<l. Sto!.;e 1~ttornoy. She contondod thc.t t_ho ::.ippolla.nt was n.do(!':m/.;oly idon-~ificd though by c. Gi,1glo wi t11ooa • ~ho on.icl tb:-,t comlitio:').::; uoro :Zc,vourc.blo :for idm~tificdio111 it \-m.a ~ tiuc and P.W.1 knew tho a.ppel~ n,o t!ioy woro vi~la.gcno'.tec. S!lo subaitto'd '!ib.c:~ P. W.1 W('.O ro1io.blo cloopPe II, ·, -• .. ~· poopl() o<.1.ll other witncscoa wac 1.U'lfortun0,to but W/:'.O no·~ fo.tnl. Lnntly, Mioa Muniai sub.-:iit·~cd, th..1.'.; tho alibi which ·tho t.\ppolla.nt sought ".;o ,..,: ' I - roly on wns disproved by hi.a o'l-it,. 'W'J.tnem:r1 ·D,W...2,. r ._. - . of -t]::.o .'.lj)polla.nt P.nd. w).~::r~b.or P .w, 1 coulu. ,11......vo 1'00:1 r:1istrilc6n. · nw:.>;y. .... --- How°!.~s!.lo WE'.G "10t nsltccl ,-:-,,c wllnt di~:'.;c.1100 oho f'ira·i; !-4"1.d tho ~---~ ~·· 1fo a.re awi.re of tho por.wibilHy of P.W .. 1 fi;;-st seeing tho r.lo.11 r.:u111ing ' towards t11en outsiclo tho 15 yards md.ius t1.11d forming tho oistal.:Cll itlprcssion . ... cnno ir.to ,,he ·15 ya.rdo rad.iuo ro1G. stopped within one ya.:rd, and oortoinly no,~ more than two yards, fro;il tho deceased. .At -~hc.t juncture P,W.1 mus'i; h~vo looked v.r> to -~ho _i:-i-~:.:-udor to !mow wh...i:~ "oro'light him thc:t'l;;l rt,'!j.1l1ing. k~ 'chis time p .w..1, 0Ve!1 if sb.c hc.d .:iado a1w r:1iot.::kon iopression il.s to tho identity of the ri1.•1.nor, ucs no·~ under mzy ap];Jrcllension .of 0.11;1 ; . "': .. inpendil,g dc.ni;~r. She 11:"..s thoro:foro in n. position to corroot !1er :.1i:::i'~o.k011. i;.11):..'os::;iono of t!lo iclq11·tHy of thb ru.·111er, if she !i.."'¼i a.ny. ,.1:Lha(ll.1 ·::.llo int::.udor ·wi thc1row a L:nifo c..11d otr..b~od tho docor..rJC!dc This a.ffordoci-Cl!lplo . .... --- tir.10 end it wa~ "".~JJI.i.:'Jl'in her ro.ngc of vioio11. '~o idantify t~e c.socilr.:at- Wo '.horefore, find tho iden".;i ty of ·,,;116 o.ppoll;-..'1·~- 1-mll osta.blichcd. Tho only o·~hor is::nic is the defence of o.libi which waa sot 1)y ·the appelle.nt. EV'on if' ·we Mc opt the contention of Ur. Haire. tJu-;i; · 01100 ' notice of alibi is giV0..'1 thc:1 '~he onun io on ·the proBccution to dioprovc ·it than -~b,:i.-~ wao c;one b;y- P. W.1 who. o.f:'imed tlw.t tho ~:ppollc.,.it w2.s ~t tho scene of -~he ourdor q.nd wn.a infc,.ct tho rau.rdorci-. ':i.1ho eppciln.11.1;1 on 'i:.110 othor l:im1d, p'I.U1)orted_ to bri.i1g the po:..·:::011 whom ho allogci:: he went to aoo because hc·1w.a. uµ'on;m.tion tl.w.t ho .ms ill .. D.W.?, ho1·rovcr,. _g,cniod both being ill amI mooting_ 'cho appellant on '~t <icy- r--11.c".. in fn.ct on.id • --·· .. ,,.. Wo thoro:f'oro c:i □nicu tho r-•.p,P.onl. . .... :3.:.IJ..:!l thio ~ ,, • 23rd .,, · day ,. of February, i. II •. KIS:JT~ JUSTICE OF :.PP~.L ., -· • I .... ,., ._.· 1. JUSTICE 01:' :.PPEt.L •I J, ' ·., ·",· .. . ( f!".:.. ,. __ .,. . ....,.... . .. t' L. H. I!I'!.LIU , ..-... _, ·--7..· · 1,." ' ~ I oortify :th.at tt.ie ie t:i. t3:'llo copy or -~:io oriB1:na.l. tli,-~il , ·( f;· n. xzwi ) ( ii, m:1ncm DiJ~:tfa'Y u:xm:,'IR!.R.: ft,,~ ._.. ,. . ..... ·.,. .. . ,.,,. I • :' ..•f·" ;. ( -. - -+ ( .o ......./2 •