19920609 TZCA Mwanza2

... , - . .. .. ~. I '! nq TEE COli-:?r OF .AEPE4L OF T~TU- ~ . .-i~. t~•·~· • .' ' Jff MWJ.NZ.A. '; , ~ '• ,:".1 :i . \.• ... - ·-CRII,iIK.~ APPEAL l?O. 134 OF 1991 EJil'WE!JN JOBN I:.A.YONGA. .. • • • • • • • • .APP::l:LLllNI.' .t.l:ID TEE n.:J:FUEIJ:C. . . . . . . • • RrSPOND:!1.:rr (4Jpeal from the conviction of the Eich Court of Tanznnia et Geita) (Kaji-PRE/Jlbct; 9 Juris diet ion) d~ted the 21st day of June, 19?1 in Criminel Sessions Case :i:fo 1 220 of 1989 JUDCR.ZtT OF TE!J C<JU:rr' ON.Ut •. J • ..1. s The appellant was chsreed with o..nd convicted of murder of one N"IAKlll'ID.l d/o h,:xo:10ro c/s 196 of~ the l'enal Code. ' It is the prosecution evidence that on tl;le 29th October, ,· 1988 _at Rwenzers Villcce in the morning at abwt 11.00 a.m., the :· - jP'\'.-' .~:., ., £11):Pellmrt appee:~ed d the house of. Uyakatida l'.nd found her there "··, ·\ '' be.skin£ in t_he stu, and her dnU€,hter chopping firewood. Re ·then ~r~ . -,. told Nyolmtide. to r::ot up and 6 0 with him. Rr.1, tb.e do.uthter of Nyakctida asked t!ie stranrer where he wanted to go with her ' l . ;. :"·. mother. Whereupon the eppellent tbrectoned to cut her if she .•.. :,..,........ followed them. The ~pellant chased tho deceased Nyakatida who ·.. '} .,;1. had started runninc, while Pvr .1 shouted ~ o her fe,ther 1iZoc Dcu.di that her mot.her w:.s boine _killed. .'u'ter a. while the appella.nt returned and told P.-T .1 and her fathe1· that he had elready ' aooomplishod 'the teak 'thrl-. h_ad br~ht him the..---a. PW.1 said he '\ •••• /2 ,,; r , :~i.- '/ 2 had a pa?)£a which ucs full of blood. Pvl'.. :1 w:mt loolcinf fo:l." l2or . . . . I . mother and sau ho:z:- a short distance away 1Tith sorlous out-·1-1ounds': \ . ,. on ;he neck, sb.oti.ldo:r and hez.d., Dhe w:.s elreruiy dec.d. ShG raised •. .,,,1•-:•,' an alerm 1.mi people gatb.o::od e.1-n went loold11£ for: tha .. killer. : ·'kh r~ They found him e.t t;:.o funo:;.•.:-.1 of tte sisto:r of t!,."o doceRsod in a :: ~, ncer'by villz,e.o, wl:-.o:.-o he wo.s e.ddrossine t'.:i.o oldors who inc.ludod F,•;.2, 3 and 4 on tho need to settle thoir e,ffair~ thornsolvos 11s ~··. ~ bo h,.d just done. I:e sc:id fuxtb.or tht,:t peoplo lroro oon1il1f; from i ·,.; ~ behind him c:ryint:~ I:o then nskecl for l)roteotion as ho had j'f3t ',' ~- ' killod D. po:;:sO11. So t!::.o CJ.;..~.irmrn o:::-do:::cd fro.• his srrost end told ; hilr, to put do.m bis blood stdned pangc. In tho moE:ntiJno vc.rious 1' people who ,rant J.ookill€: for the killer of l:;ysJ.mtida sE:W·him es he was 1::-oing osco~:-tod to tho. CCK Offioo, a~'l.<i to tl.~o Police post El.t Nzoea and lat.ci• to tho Polic.o Station, who~:o ho &110€odly made his· ', i 1.' -. :'l ... •' "ii Caution Staton:ont. Zo c:lso ms.do en oxt:ro-judicic'.l ste:temont to . ~ tho Justice of.tho Poooo P:::.5. . ' In both stctouonts ho admitted ' ..• . ~. ·; ~ ·' killine tho docc2sod bocc:uso sl:o 1~as c'. witch. -~ •. :.....·/ . , t .'i. ~. j~ ,:'" • I In his defence tho a~pollant denied complot~ly mi;y involvement in this offonco. Eo stated ~b8t on ~ho m~torial day .. ho lof't his homo c.t l'l'komo ~nd t:rs:vellod to I:2.mbo. Villaeo to soo his friond, Semson Otiono. Ee passod t:.U-Ot\Sh P.wonzorc Villcc:o but ho could not 'roc.olloct tho wr:::y to 1:mba Villce,c. It was his first tiJno to trcvol on knd to thc.t sido, ho w·i:.s alweys trevolli!JS t.hrOU{h tho ldco. :-111.ilc ho m:.s in Ruonzo:,:c Vil;l.v(o ho ho.u-d c-.n Since ho w.c.s .s s.trl:ll€,oi• thoro, ho .r.::.a._r.r:rcstod on suspicion o-f boill€, involved in the dooth of the dococsod. Ho w.;.s tckon· to tho Police Station whoro c. proporod sktcraont (:::llx:hibit :F.5) 1ri::s ., 'C givon to him to si{;n. lio ait,nod it in tb.e ,d~o of tho punial:mcnt . ·.~. ,: . i, infliotod on him. Tio wc:s le.tor tt.ken to tho Justice of tho Peno<?, ./( .,;-- ~~ : ,··' .,·. • I ' _, t. . . ~,,'. I }~ ··;, ". ''\' • , • /· /~',i. ~: ... - •~•' ', ,,,.; . I ·--·-- - -------'---~· ..... ~ ,,. . -~----•--·----··· ~ .............·. . . . :~~----1.;_--;--·:·~·- - .. --~~ ---- ·----- ---· ' -------- ·--·· ,:.:~~:il- l • ~ ~-,,- • -•~ 3 / rcc.d from 3x.hibit P.5, or else l:o nou.ld 'be tci.it,tt a furtl:..cr lesson. / / ._, Eo re]_)c&tod -t)~c.t c.nd sicncd t1,e stdcoent. :::Ic doniod both stdomonts c,s fc.J.so ;:;nd not voluntc:rily mnde by him. IIc doni,ixl to h&ve knoun the deceased or 1:cin[ ::i:'elct.cd to hill:i.much less. to hcve killed her. The fu·st brovr.cl of appecl relctes to tho cdmission of c stdemcnt thGt the uppel12.nt is &llefod to h8.Ve me.do to a polico officer, ono CO:i."J?Ol'Cl Lotius, wl1icl1 stdomont lrns mcrkcd "exhibit l'.5"• Corpo:-..·d Lctius died b:::fo:::-o the t,.•icl end tho statement 1,c.s cdi;ittod into ovidonco pu..-portcdly undc:1' section 34 :B of tl:.c Dvidcncc .:.c"i 1 1967. Thd section provides for cd.mission of ,r.!.'i1ton stdeG-cnts me.de, i11tor clin, by 2.ny po1•son who would, but for his death, be c witness in crimil.1.Ql pJ.·occodings. fa·. Jfatc.tct lccrnod Counsel fo::.• tho appollcnt, hc.s sc1bmHtod thct exhibit P.5 wc,s misrccoivcd im,smuch G.s tho docoi:;sod corpo;;.•r.l wc::s not tho racker of tho stutcmcnt. I-ir. Uctde, w'.'[Uos tl.:c.t oven if tho col.'1)W.cl 110::e to be considered to "be the rocker, tb.o stdcmc:r.t would. still 1:io ..im::dmissible inc.smuch as it did not satisfy the conditions lr,id dOlm by sub-section (2) (c) of soction 34 :B, ,rhich rcr.ds r,s follows 1 ' 1.l. w:..-itton st.otcmcnt mcy only 1Jo c.d:raissiblc ~-·, under this section if it canto.ins c declc- ~1;_, rc.tion by tl:J.e pqrson r.:.::king it to the 1 effect ·tb.2.t it is true· to tl:.-e 1,cst of his > _ knouledte c.nd belief c,nd thr.t he mcdo the . . 'statcncm lo'lorri;g that if it WCl'O tendered . in evidence he would be lic'blo to pxosocnr ,,];1 tion for perjury if ho ,nlfully_ stc.tocl in :--~ it c.:n;rthinf which ho knew to bo fr.lso o;.,_ ·,:J d.id. 1wt_ 1-cli.cve ~-- to be truo". ••••/4 ,~ -~ -· ----=·--~-------~·<}.■.:·;1? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .c. ...-,_:.._· _ _. ---,-----'--.- ;,c5111 , ' 4 ~ t ., ... "'.~ Ue entirel;r Of,:.:'ee ;ri th 1':r. 1:at z,t a nnd we the:..·ef ore hold thi:.t ..~ f' We will, r,coo:..uineJ.y, x:ttach no , wei[.ht on thnt stdement. It is c diffe~ent case with e~~ra,- >-r.·1 jud.icid stoteraent, Z'libit P.3 thourl1 sir.iilarly retrccted by 41_' the cppellcnt. The iJw;tice of tl:e Peso~ Pli.5 who wrote it down wcs the one uho tendered it in Cou....-t _r.nd he expl.;.ined lThe>t steps --.?fl he took to e~u:;:-e its voJ.urrte.riness. This :mrllibit P.} is .. ' \. ~- decidedly t:dmissiUo and the contents of it ocn bo used as ,;. t •J, ., ' evidence for the :prosecution. ,''"'- 4. .';~ \.. ·,:~~ Tho seco;:ld e::ro~ of G.p1102l r,dvcncod 'by Ilr. ?Iotnta 'l'f&s _t1lr-,t ·•~t," \:~1~ . the identific2tion, ,-res not 1-~dor ti(ht. killor of hei· mot:.-.:o:r lT::s c totlll strc.~:o:r to her. F:·7.1 stct0d that the Pt-T. 1 ,ms not ; ·<:·:t,. -r~ ~-~r,.) cdlcd to identify him when ho :;:c.n to whe;:e tlie funerr.;J. was held. Thorefo:..·c it is not lmown hot-r tho crO'IJCl. ct the funcrd end c.t othor -~t{1 .1,,.., t . ,.~-:;, placos like tho cci: Office crune to know tb::t he wcs tho rocl .:.;_ killer of the dece.:-sod in this ocso. Tho lct::.:-nod Stni;o Attorney, l',x. Nc,lamsh.s for tho Republic/ lloSJ;)ondont sUj_)portod tho conviction on tho g:rounds put forwc.m in tho judfomont by tho lcP-rnod. Principal Resident I~ist~ato on oxtondod jurisdiction.- Wo nre of tho s2.rno view o.s in tl·,o jud[omont of tho triol Court thd tl:o c.;Jpollnnt had volunkrilr mclo stntcoonts to tho crond of mou...----noi--s ~ong uhom ucro P:·:. 2, 3 c..nd 4. ,-rhich uero cJ.cc-1' cdmissions of 1:-.io commission of t:10 · offonc6 2nd ho tho cppollnnt . lied &one fu:;.'i:b.cr ::'.ni &ivon tho roe.sons for s<> doi~, £:.nd l1c.d else with people l:i.lm t.:lQ one ha hnd. just docl t i'rit.b. ,m.o ~d ol:..·oc.dy· •.••• /5 _:~ ~.-~·~ ~ ' .... ;.~~\·,-,":: ,~~ ~ -,----:-::-,--------·_. _ ' _,.'!:. .~; . - ---•-4, •. , __ ~-~-- I ,, · sh~in,: 110 find t~2.t:liis other stotomonts to tho Polioo orl .to . . · tho J'ustieo of tl:.c l'oc.co ' . ' merely cddod 'troig!J.t to tho alz'or-.dj inoulpc.tory oVidonoo uhi~ _,1c.a E',Vo.ilebio E"ec.inst him. . Arly of tho ovidcnoo oi tho~ .:,,t tho house rrtcro t::.O k:i.llille; took plaoo or at 'tho funo:rcl 1 if tclcon: aopcrl!toly .rould in OUI' view bo suffioiont to ootn'blish bis (lUilt b9yond :.:-ocsoncblo ·doubt. It. is a ,:-ell known principle of lcv tl:at _a mcro belief in witohc.ro:t't oo:u1at cvcil c po:;:son cherecd with murder. i":'"o aoo no ~:cc.son· tho.roforo to u;psot tho findine; of_ tho t~icl .Court. 1'l'o oocorditlllY uphold tl'"o conviction of murder c,nd . dismiss tho nppocl. . ..• ·- '· , :)·' :_.: -Dl!l.1ED ~ lii.ri~~A this. 9th dcy of J'uno 1 1992. ' ,'.·•.t/: . ''• Jt,'STICE OF ll'flJl.'% Jm.I'IC::il OF :.PP&i, I~•, , • • ... D.P. ·r::.PIG/.NO ,"£, JUSTICE OF .'.PPE.fk . ...__ -. . I certify t~t this i& ::i 1ruo copy of tho ari{;incl. (11.s. Ni / DEPUI'Y ~ISI'R.'\R , :-