19910611 TZCA Mwanza

IN Tml COOilT OF APY.fJll, OF1 TllNZANIA · AT NiTJI.NZA. CLIDimAL JIPPJ;AL NO. 123 OF 1990. Bl1Tii"El!ii .rm~ s/o STIINY.tumm ••••••••••••• 1.ND TBill illl:P!JllLIC ••••••••••••••••••• :JZSPOND)1:NT (Appeal from the. oonviction of the HiGh Court of Ta.nza.irl.1:1. e. t Mmmza.) ( Sekule 1 J. ) dated the 18th day of ~eptember 1990 in Crimina.l'Sessions Cp.se No. 11 of 1990 JUDGM.'filrr OF Tm:l COU..lT The appellant Juma. s/o Shieya.nge -1ras convioted of the" mw.-cter ot Shija. a./e Miho.mbo, Who was ·bis mother, by the High Court e.t Re wa.s consequently sentenced to death. The killing of the· so.id Shija occurred at Imolampolm in the GeitD. District_ on 16/7/&:, in the ll\ornin6• The deceo.sed wom.:.n·wa.s then in the shambll of one liJknlu cultivo.ti..ng. The appellant followed her theie wielding an a.xe o.nd he struok her ori the head with tho.t ~ blooded o.m and announced what ha had juot done. ( \· . . \ sto.temGnt to c. Justio0 of tho Pea.co on .the follow'ing day, exhibit P1~ which, as we will d.omonstra.te presently, was aiG7lifionnt for · whnt it sc.id and what it did not sa.y. Tho a.ppello.nt o.nd the deceaaed once lived in NZet.'tl.• The S.Wollent moved to Ir:lcl.~ follOlling the doe.the of his fo.ther1 ~:-;•: ··-:·':....... :.t~. . f .· :/•. n ,:1- ..... . .. - , ~ 2 "!' ·, ;' ~ ~ ..,,. '> •. ' G~EW., brot~ and niooe in Nzoi;o.. .~' euepeotod. that thoy lid boel\ . ~t~~. c:id-hii~~w~~d ·a:-wrtofi)f!cieF t o · · ~ ~ b . · :. · · 'l'luhft~~b--find<ii~:trivin~d\bnt- . . .. - . -tl.e l-.~ae'. :pe~~~~r~~1>e~i~i~. ' . ..... . ,... ~ his motbor. :;!} Ile came back and oJ.teroa.ted with bor o.nd ~ ·.- . . . ' .. ;.;., ' . J.,. ' . . ~ ". . .. tboreo.fter he went to settle a.t ~ ~ bor '1?8hl.nd. .. I . -~·,. ,,- • j ., ,·. ,_ i\ ~ But she otl.1118 to join him beforo lonG o.s he wo.s c.ppo.rently the only porso.n she looked to for h.er livelihood. ' ' Thia o.ooount . ' }~:~ f'OU!ld wi:;pl'Elasion in his e.rtrcjudici~ stntel'.:lent' o:x;l.J.i'bit P1 " • • • •1 ' • . ~ '' o.nd. in his ·evi~enoe in-chief, o.nd like· tho trioJ. judae wo, C.rG pre;po.red to o.ccept that the o.ppello.n~ believed honestly.tbat tbe (;,. ~. . ' .·.. dooeo.sod was .o. w;t. toh nnd that she h.o.d killed the three persons I by wi tohcra.f•\i . II ' I ' . ~ a.pp;iJ.lo.nt's . ovidenoe :ip,rohief depiowd.- the deoeo,so~ . ~ a.n UllGl'c.toful_. 1cpl...ca.ble o.nd pi tiloss wo!Jlln, Ho atnted' tbAt · I . . ' 'J~J~·:.b~t;;;·hor1af;pn.ir ~f viteniie,': 'Tlle~,d.tetigetdid~n~~,(~ ;j;';C:~· • " • • 1' ...,,., ,,z, •. ,.... ·-'"'- • ~- .......... ""l., ~ ,. - , ~ , t... ... . ' . . .... \lci-i~ver ·~e~a~:iier•:··nndcshe o~n1y·: t~ia1'ilii"'"io;!'t)3h~/:t'au!~a~ . ' . ,' ,:. ...... ' . . 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We c.ro o.vrci.re that in tho tro.di tions of / IilDllY colllllluni tios in To.nzanio. tho.t kind 'of oot signifies, o.n inv~oction of o. tor:cible ourso and . I thus Viowod vo~, -., soriously. . le . • l . An hoµ.r lcter, tho a.ppollc.nt lT~nt o~, h.o followed her- o.t. :t~ slwmba. to quorry hor cbou~ thct inotdoot. Sha ro~~tod her fl,·, . l , ~~.~ complcint tii:at ho wo.s not o~in@ fo~ hor properly. :But all ~~1/~ .;•••. l .. this wo.s missin6 in his oxtrcjudioio.l sto.toraont and tho tria.l ·'· judao dismissed tho dococ.sod 1 s o.lloged undrossing o.s an it:· ,o\~ fi ., ·0 I . o.ftorthought. Tllo jillit,"'O did not howovor so.y onything in rag~ r) . to -tbo o:mhnnge whioh oJ.loGodly took plo.oo in tho shn.mba.. /; The a.ppella.nt 1s dofenco wo.s provocb.tion but in our viou toot dofonoo could bo ca.n'V'i:'.ssod onl~ with di:t'fidonco, o.s tho nppello.nt 1 s c.dvoco.to Mr. Du.tonbo.la mo.rkodly did boforo us. Tho. trio.l judge oonside:rod tho.t dofonco !on tho be.sis of tho .,,;.11,:,,••• oomtln• belief tlu,t tho i•••••aad:bcA bovitoho<i end killed tho o.ppello.nt 1 s noa.r onos o.nd. tb.ct sho hD.d oJ.so · · • / bewttched ·J... . · ·. . hio and ocoasionod him o. soxu,c,l disability, c.nd I . ·! ,, ' · the ~ o ocme to the finding tlmt thoso cirot1t1sto.noos did not constitute logcl pravocction. \ 1fo :rospootfully c.groo with tho loo.xnad judge toot the I , ' docoo.r;od nover bored !lorsolf before tho o.p:pollOllt ·in th.-l.t morning7 o.nd we do not o.coopt the o.llogo.tion thA~ sh.a ottered the appellant c.rry ,PJ.'OVOO<l.tion o.t the scono. Tho a.ppoll:nt modo no r;iontion of thoso inoidonts in both his oxtr~judicioJ. st2.toment ond teatiL1ony . ' -~ -~--~ in--chiof. In our opinion noitl.or o~ tt~so incidents w:,a trivial tif,., ' SUDb. tl:lc,t it could bv loft out in those no.:rr6tivos if it roclly /,;~;:· bA~ponod, incsl:lU.Ch · o.a ono · uo.s sdd to hcvo 1nduood tho v,ppolla.nt Ii , • ;,i ·•,, .• - . . :·. >·:f.; to go to tho sho.mba to quo.r.ry-tho docGa.sod wllilo tho other was . ! '. Q.lloGod to bo tho lest stra.w. ·.--, . .'{.,,..i- ' . -· -~' ;f, f .. .. ~/4 .. · ~ !Er--..~-·~;.,•, ik .. _.__... ' _.,.,_.,;✓ .,.-i,a,.';'.,.:,,,,~~~--.:..-- J".. -~ - . L. ! ~ ·!. ~--~.~~1.,.':te,e---;.,,#!'}-,a,d_~-... --- --·-- _,..,.!• .. - - .~,--;::;· ...... ~,___,-.M~---- - 4. . Thus ,whilo we ~oo thct the docot',eod b.o.d dono ne>nBful nots· end offered insults to tb.e o.ppollcnt, no think thct by i;, •,:. ~ ~;.. . .' - the timo ha killed her thoso o.ots end insults woro devoid of .. , ...We..... ,_.;..., -:,: ,.. the ossontio.l mitiG~tory olocient of swiden,noss, end toot bis -~, ' . _ ... ~,' .:t:· . ·,_,., : 'If ! i'. ••. Q.Siw.ul t wo.s not ooDiilittod in tho hoo.t of pu.ssi_on but wo.s who.t : ~ ..... ~ .; ,, <,~ ;, '--< -. . .· hG hD.d modito.tod over a. p;;,riod of dcys if not months. Tho.t is J' . '". ,._.,,1}: •I to so;y I c.s indood· o::c:.'u."bit P1 so.id cnd tl~ o.ssossors odvi:sod1 '\.. ~ , t~ '"p tbtl.t tho killiJlB wo.s dosignod end veneeful o.nd tb.o.roforo .:,r .- Tho o.ppool is consequently dismissed. MTED o. t M-rlJIZA this 11th day of Juno, 199·1 • L. 1'1. li-OOUlllJ JtJ:';TIC;] OF liYP:Jl..L y' A. S • L. R,\M!J>IIANI JU:3TICE OF APPiTIAL. \,: t~. :· ....' ~~ .... ~"~ ~· . .~i-' ,: ,, \ .... .~ i D. P. Mfu>IGANO /i8• JTY:JTICD OF .Al¥'..:.A.L. 1 I oortify t!w;~ this is a. true oopy of tho original. . ~-~' ...i,. ~ '~·-:f; . ( ·;-14.. ~y ,~ ...ft ,.-,.,r•••• ·~~. , ,,, ...~ ' ,;'.'('··~ -. ~ - ~ ~ ,., 'J ~ ~· f ~~ ( ... ·' ,,./f ....~ - . "·. , ......... "'"'~':,,., .... .... ,. .. ' l ~ /- ---------··-~~- ·•.;.~--~·,! 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