19920617 TZHC Tanga

' «,,,,~,: ' ".· .. . ---- . In Tel; m:c:: COURT OF 'TANZAlITil. .IT T.AKGA J)l)p/;LL.I:..'E:; J1JrJ:8DIC TIOH IIIGE COTJ"1cT CRDIIl:C~ .li.PY-.J:.AL no O 110 OF 1991 ( ORIG:CW~ cn:mII:f.L CASn FOo 23 OF1 1991 OJT' TEL DISTRICT 'COULT OF Pi0.WDIT JJISTRICT )'.,_T· })Jm1uJI) BGFORC!. G.Mo SE'l.YO, ESQ. DISTRICT IL:i.G::T:iT.l-;.[t'EJ ltJJTDA N.t.GCTl'f..i o • • • ;, o o • o o o • • o o o o o o o. o o o APFDLLAl'JT V.WRSUS . T[2; BEFUBBIC • • • • • • • o o • • o • o • o o • o o o o IUSP01TD.D}JT Q JUDGDr::D:NT 'E.10 n.ppc11c.11t !>1C,1'1L1...". s/o :Mc,gomc:, c::?,lons vd t:,. t110 ot!lc:rs c,ppcc,ro<l. bcfr,;ro tho District c0t'.i·t of Po.ngo.ni "ooins ck,1~g;:itl 11i th Ca'itlo thott 0011tr2.r:;r- to_ socti on 268 of. tl:.c Ponc,l Coe'~ o Evie.once wc.s J.oo. at tw 'trio.1 coi.rr·t to.tho effect that a c6,lf, boloaging to ~ushii•i :Jst.:;to vm,s dolcn samotimuo on 31/3/91-. Pw.,1, a11.c.c;i."icultt1.rc.l offj.cor with the scid iJstc,to cl:LLoovo:rod thut thc:ro wo.s ?1110 cc,lf loss encl be tmt1ortook to look: for tLo DD.mo. In i\hQ.. ce'U:i.:'so ef-.c:.oi;ng , • · tD.2c ' t 'n.:i cwmo t,cross 2, pl&co s01,.cllin3 of mon.t. Eo stml)ootocl the:.t tho moct night bo of ·the. sto1oi1 02,1£·, thcm:,forc ho roportod to tho toncoll loador, (PWo3) o PW1 o.long ·with :PW3 'tront to tho housu bolcmci-ng to the app:.:.llant ·who:roby th0y, found ,some two I>iocos. of moat ir. c. pct. ' ' . whe 2._p1)00,rod. o.s tho 3rd c.co1..i.s0d at tho trial is 02,ic to lmvo stctoe. ' %0 cppc-llc,nt u:0e11 1JOiri.g 4:~c:-iod. tk,t ho mc1 cbtai,ne d tho illO'~;,t from ccousod. lfo.1 0,::.1c1:. lTo.2 who wore selling the aa.mc. · IIo furtl£i"'lllOI'o tof<:. them th.....,_,t cocusod J:Jo.1 c.nd two heel ccrnc f:r:om the 1n:sh ·w:i.th the IIK.)ct. AcOO!'cling to PW1 he teok them to tho bush [1,nc:. sliowccl them ·whoro tl:o . cnlf hcd boc:m sl2.u.sc.torcd. IIowovcr the slin m1:::-:. bcsd woro · • net soon ct this timo. • •••/'2' - 2 )-. Subsoquontly tho :me..tter was reported to tb.o :police -whereby tllo otb.01· t·Ho sUSl)<)cts 1:01"'0 arrcstod., It i8 ii: o-..ri0.01:.co by PW1 t:mt tb.o two lecl by tho· c.ppcllc,nt lad them to tbc ple,co v;hc:ro the h0c.cl anc1. :foot wore m.dc";.011 rolled in grass in tho 1'l1.sh. Put cl.Q,imocl tllct ho rocognizoa. tho l.,02.d cs trot of tho :reel cD,lf thc,t was stolc11 from t:io ~state. It is a.lso in tho ovidcncv <ti' PW1 that tbc 2nd eoct:Socl. told them tb.r.t he kaow whc:ro tho skin row. the hoad of tho onlf wro hidden. PW2, PC Poter .-ms tb.c one to whom tho report of tho tboft wc.s roport,.:::cl. Il.1 tho cov. rso •f:duty ho 2,i"Tostoc:t c,ccu.sod lfoo1 and Ho.2. Aocp1~a.ng to ·PW2 acc~~wccl Ifoo2 a.droi ttocl iilmt tbo;:7 sl.:11-1.[;htorod th0 c.,;'1,lf wit:,. ccmisod J:.To.1 anc"I. t)lo appellant nncl showoc':. tb.c n10t.t among tJ:.,.orisolvose It is fu.rtb.01~ in ovickmco tkt all tl4"""'0c took thorn tc the b't1.sh cs e, :plc",cc who::ro the, cr,lf vros slaughtcrcc"':.. JJloocl stc.i1'is o.nc1 w,,sto ra..1.-tto:z: crulcl bo soon at thu sccnoo Later t:io nppcllo.nt ah0t1od them 1-rho:ro tho boad. ancl f'oo+. of tho cn.lf 'WCl"O • J?W4, o. We.rd :Gxocutive officer joined tho ;po.rty in looking for tllo rcmcins 8f tho stolon cnlf. 1'..ccordinc. to l:i.m -tho appollD,l1t sl·.oHocl them ·-whore thoLon.d of tho stlolon cc.lf 1n:i~s ;;icldcn. , :lolrov-..,r,, ho clromco. tbnt it -wo.s a,ccusod. lro.1 who told t1.).Cill t(j go to too bush t'8> lc~k for the carcn.s af the .stolon c~w. ,I ii.11 throe acc-usod. ct tho tric:l donicd t1.c o:.:::;rgc. Accunod• F~1 nnu. 2 cL..'limco. tb.t.t it 11:-:.s t:.:i.c 3rc:t ~ccusoC:. 11110 lod. tho,1grov.p to t::c plcoo .-,hc:ro tho hoc.c!. tit:El hiclclon b-ut a.ci::Lc.t c,ny i11volvomo11t in uc commision of' tho crime• Th~ nppollr.11t 011 tho ether bend. clnimocl tlu,.,t b.o wn.s o.pprmchocl 'by !\Ocusocl lroo 1 • .-ihO roqv.ostocl him .to lrocp bis m6c:t 'but tho roq1-~,st 1r.::-,a declined. B.o &:mice. \10 kvo been tho one to lo~:a. tho :pu:rty to tl10 ple,co ,1horo tho hoco. of tho stokn c~·w 1rr,s bidden, ra.thor ho· olaimoa. thc,t ·it was n10 Mwinjunm who showod them l,horo th-:.:; ccm lie.a. boon slo.ughtor-cd ro::.d tllct le.tor be wcs c. :,x,:::-t:.::d 1rn.d: t~ t!io b1.1.Sh o..nd by using torch thoy found tho hoed o:f tJ:10 stolon cn.lf • ••••/3 3 \ The trio,l II1G3istro,to wns sc:.tisfiocl· tb.c,t t}:,o :::::_::,:i;io llc~t 1-1.:is tLo 0110 1·:~o m:holo tl:.o cc,lf bocc,tlBC be is the one; 11ho kcl them to tho Tho qoootion is, ~::ns it 1::ocn ostchhsh0C;_ 1J0:7oncl shad.011 of clou7Jt t::m,t it rn::s tho 2,ppollc,nt only ancl nobocl;y· olso nho cctv..:-,llJ- loc:. t:.tom to the plc,cc uhcn.'0 the hoed c::,ncl foot 1,0:. 0 fm.md? 0 Nr. Sc.ngr.wo, lo~·;rncc'l St2-tu .A.ttor110y ·uho lX,pl.'Osonfocl tho Ropub}ic ut t:i.o heiring of -tbis 2,pj_'.)02,l · Er11pportoct tho oo:"vioti on eu ..tho rru;in [;TOr:nd thct it 1~11s ost:-:-,blishccl c.t tho th,::, t tl~,t t:~o :::,p:pcllc. nt we,s tho 0110 v1ho lod tho sar::.-,cl to the place who1"'C tl:_o l::.o::d of the btolon cclf ,,c::: 1:d.c.dD11. T~j() e,:ppolLnt in his momore,rn:lum of e,ppc_;e,l r.iecclc c. gonorc.l o.od:-,1 ef' i:rrvolvomor:.t in tho-· tho ft and roi torc;tc6. his G.s:sortion raG-c1o c,t tho tric1l th,.':.t ho WCJJ not rosponsi blo for tho theft, nrn:'c \~~ ... ~•· thc.:t he ·wo.s convicted :fo1~ an offonco tk,,t wc.s c 0111u tto d bi otllor :poeplo,. 1-JolT, c.,s I oo.ict oo.,rlor on, tllo o.:ppollc,nt 1o co:w:Lction is _bc.G::;d oi: t:to crouncl thtc.t .!le ·ur,s tlo 0110 who led tho sc,~:rch psrty to tLo 11oa.cl ple,oc wl1crc tho £ encl foot of stolon_ C1:'..lf' vlOl'C hic1c1on. E0Hovo1.., tl..orc follotrn, fran tho circun.1stc.ncos · of tho ci:~sa the q_mstion wb.ot1:?.ur it lJe,s cste,blishocl bo;:,tond. rc::,sonc,blo C.o·,:.1Jt t:JLt it lJc,s tho c.,]_);::,cllc,nt only, .:.ncl nobac\y- olsc who lccl them to t2::o pl2.co whoro tl:c :.~o;_-:,c!. c.nd foot uo1,c, bid&:m. · On cleso o:x:CJili11C,tio:·1 of the. cvic'l.onoc f'm:· th.:: prosocution :Lt io to ·oo noted th-:. t it uc,s PW1 bimsclf ·who fin:it CJ.;:coF..-,~~)dsomc c:r-c.zs rolloc:.. smolli:ng of iJoe,t c,ncl ho r;·,:o:~cctcu. tl.v:t tL:~r:; mie;ht bo of "'Gl:.o oilf t2..'\C,,t b.c.d. disappocrocl. It is also in tho cv'i.(k:li1co of this witr-.css thc.t after r:.11 tho tbxoo ccct1S0cls wore n:rrostocl they took tb.om to tho bush_ whc:rob;r they shot~oa. thom two foot t,nd tho head of tl:.o co.lf • It 110,s only ,.11.uiug cross-oxc.,min..1.tion the:,·~ :ic.; sdd. th.:J.t it we.□ t:::.O _c.ppc llu.nt wh•. wcs tho 1st one to show t: •.om wh0ro tho ••••• /4 4 PW2, tho Policomo,11 in this cc,sc r0c0ivod th:; ro:,ort of tllo tlloft --,t 7.00p.m. It foll01m thoruf'or-.:. tl~-..t the so~:rch took plceo i:1 t22£.:; bunh c.t night. It is in tho crvi.c'onco of PU4 thc.,t it ;-12,s t:.:.o 2nd. 2,ccmocl who tolt t:.:.om to go tbc busI). · to look for tho cc.rcc.oo o:c tl-1..; stolon cc~lf. /1.s I sc.ic:t oa..rlic1', on it is L.'1 oviclorcc t:.,'..t it wcs PW1 ltlmsolf ·who first c:lioco--.rorcd. tho pl:;,cc; where t~tc oc:lf 110,s slmi_cl:,to.recl. It is in cviclonco f1..u·thcr th;:::,t t)J.o sooornJ_ c~c01_1.no0. is the ono ·who c,ooorcling to PH4 told. tb,o pc.rty to go to tb.o b1.,r;J: to look fer tho ce,ronsc of tho co.lf. It is in oviclonco tl1::.1,t the noc:.rch took plo,oo st night. B:01;cv:::n:-, it· is only tho cppolknt im his ovic1o:1c0 11ho :::cid tmt !lis cvie..o11co in my. o:piru.on heel n ring c,11,oi t c. fcint •no of tho ti---..1th in it 2..ncl 0011.sic":.oring the circvJI1ste.11cos 0_oscribo~ e.,1Jo-ve, tho c:mploir..ction by tho c:.p:pollant should hc.vo boun to.1:..on to hr,vo ccot · oomo d.01..ut u;vor tho cc,so prcsontcd for ttc :.?2'0Bccuti on. It ws:~s not sufficiently ostc~bliob.od. tliz,t tho e,:p:p,)llox.1t wrn:i thu only l)O:i.'SOl'l who led thorn to tho :rcmr:.ins of the stolon cc,lf • I rcopoctif'ully tm.lilm tho tri.1:1.l m.::.gii:d,r:~·~c L~lc, th0 lccrn:.. c.l ' Ste to .i\.ttorllC:i", finc1 tb:t the cc,.so for th(; l)r-osocr-..:tion lK:s not pro-.rcc':. 2,G<-•,;f1:cit tho cppoll2,n,t bo;~mnct rcc.sono,blc do1ibt. llio o..pp .... ~-:.1 is in tho ciroumstc1.1100s n.ll01·,0c1- in its entirety. Eis 001:v:tctio:.'l is q_u:..:shocl. }Jotli · sc11tcnc0 encl orclor fac componso:tion c.:i:'c:; s0t ::::.oic-:.o • Tho LlJi::olbnt is to be sot ct liberty forthw:i. tlJ. unloss othcnr.i.sc Loia. for ocmo lewful.: ccuco • _,. 5 17/6/92 I Before: m.1i.. IG.lco; PID"f. .t!X.'I'. Ju:r. 11:r. J3ilaros State Attor:.10;7 fo:: the Republic Court: · Judc0m0nt iG d.el5.7oree. tb.:i.s 17th dD.:J" of June, 1992. •-.-·- D.i;.. KILillO, PP..H. ;JXT. JTTR. 17/6/92 DISTR.1C'l' RillGWTR.AR