19930806 TZHC Dar es Salaam

.,. .. (F:roi::1 ori.=_:i:.1cl C:;:-L::L.1.al C2.se ?:o.403 of 1993 o:: ·b::..a Dist~ict 80:.r;;it o1 Ilala Dis·~:J'.'io·t at Kisu:tu) RJ1.Mil.DIItJJI IJ;JJ)!u)I I • ) ••• ~ ,; • ' 0 • • • • ., ) ' I ' ••• 0 • ~ • • • ' <_fu."JPJ:;LLAf T::i:1 (Oric:i:,1~w. Aooused) versus 'llill Ui~ITED Itml:JCJ}JLI·J • ' ' ~ .• ,f ~ i I " ( ( • Q l ' • f 6 t ~ V ;I ,4) ~ l . . . ,:.L~r;P0lTill3T ( Ol:tici:.ial P.roseoutor) JUDGMENT :MICUDE, J. The appo lla:J.-!i :a. .iMIJJJIAin HD:nu.DI wae, with scvai1 o ·f1e:r s, jointly o:1axe;Jd ui-!i\ robbery wi"-;i.l. Violence C/S 2v5 r.:.1d 286 of_ the :?cnal Coda i:1 ·t:.1e District Comt of llaJ.a a·~ :.'.:iaat~~ I~e was the 2nd a/JCi.laed at tlle trial. i1;1e o'..1a:cge had D.J.lac;ed that Saidi Juma., l1a;:12.cl'.:at"1i Mwidad.i, I:ilali 11.bbas, Rajo)r.,1. ~ , ITusse:il1 liaso..1.d ruid R~nadhani Yu.stu."u. jointly and to.:;e....:.~e'.iJ on 30 .. 3,93 at ab<itt~ 1'.), 30 hrs at 1Iwa11.al'.!Yaraala B necwJ Ilita..1::1i.1Y~~1ala. B PrimarJ Go:.i.oal i.;.1. Jvhe district of Kinondoni, ~ ao Sa!.aam Region, c1io. .1r'uc.:..l -;;wo pai:t's of wonen shoes, one Cs.-1 .::;;~~i;.3 11'.i'.'ist watch, one :.~1d bac and ca.sh a-1s, 10750/- the pr~pca:,tz; of one- Ulela d/o Kc.~Pi11Ga, -valued at shs.45750/-:--• It wa.a :Zu::J,i:.1~ alleged that immed.iataJ.y "baZore and after _s-..1.0;J. stealing t.'.le oP2>1..1.sed 1,,1.sed actual viole:1oe ~o t:1e said Ulela Xapinga b;y poil:rfrin(; a. lilrif e at he:r in or~ -\lo obtain the said I)1'ope:rtj,. Accused l~o::r 7 and 8 were ohaxesed with the o:Z'1t:J.Oe o-f ::t'eceiving stolen :rxrope:;:i-tr o/s 3~ ~ ( 1) o:Z t::e ?enal Code,. 11:::.e. Q..".:..a;rr;:;e alleged tha.t Rama<f.:.z.;.1.i 71.1.sL-.f' a;;.1c1. IC2:.1l:ii Y.~1.suf on 30.3.,93 at. abo-...,_t 19._30 ms at 11wam.1:1,7a;..1o.J.a ~~oha;neani jointl.y and togeJaJ~ ~~aei-ved one pair shoes l-V-1.d 0~1.e '.1a11.d bag v2J.'..1.ed at S:.is,21000/"'." -\:.:.a P:i."'OPerty of one 1Jlela a/o I~2,pinga l:nowi:..-ic t:1a·~ the p.TO:p.ert7" 1w ~)8.Gn stolen or unla,·rfuJ..1;:~ o~ta.i:.1.ad. - 2 At the a:1d o1 ·rle trial onJ.y t~:.e a;_f)pella;nJi;, 1.f.:.o w:::..s ·lihe second accused~ anc7. t.· .'3 101..U'th accused 1-rnre found g1..ul-~J' .::1nd ue:i'.'e convicted. They were scn~:1oed. to -~M.rty yeccrs i:.:iprisonmen-'ii.. s.1;13 appellant has now a;ppealecl a(;'c.L1::rb i)oth conviction and sentence< In his pa•:;i-tion of appee.1 t:.ie appellant has :J2,iaoc:. two main grounds of 2.:1poaJ., First '.1e )1as co;,1plained that ·l'.:a ~ial court has acted on t?.:.a coii:7asaion of Jt.ihe fust aocv.sed 1-rit:.:ot.::'li c1.."'"\",;r oo:rroboration and founded >.io 001wiotion en H, 7-::.is second oo::,plai:1t is that his identifioa;~ion 1Y;J PU'1 was most 1..11'.lI'oliable and t~.:.e oou~~-'.; cl1ould not have aotecl -0;.1 i-'.; -'Jo found b.is oo;.1viotion "l"d tllout ~,A.-v QO:i.'TObora.tion.. Mr~ /JG~1..--s;..1.,;i ✓ laffi'ltecl SJl.ic.te .t..t-'1io1si1ey who rep:-.?~ oc~1-'1i3t."\. t:.1e respondent did not w.ppo~-t ·f10 conviction., :::a pointed out t::z:~ t:.:.o a-vid-1noe _of Ptf1 is unrellO:ble lJeoause at page 2 of ii:.:..e :rroceedihGs a.:o Claims that it was the 2nd aoo.,1.33(4 1i.io is the present appellant, ,rho :Jo'.,lled her ·after pointing a b~e at l1er while i·:; we,s tI1e 1st aco~1,gccl. 1110 did that to her as cleaxJ.¥ sJ~a·Jod ;)y tJ.ie 1st aooti.sad J.rlmself. · ii'~-~c f':i.:.1s~ aocus€d. is :reported -'v0 :.,o;-13 oaid: nrt is true I gra,blJed he:c f'ol"03~~,_Uy a.1.1d. to.ale awoy he:r belong~')£;s. I war.: no-'.; ~o;.1.Zn.sed.. I . aln confe ss:il-ig I did commit t.··.o o:710:1.O0 + I do no-'i:; waJ:1.t to tell lies. 11 M;r. ·Se11t,'7'l"!.j i v:.:'.J,:.:i•~-~ecl that as Prr1 Ji:;e stified that a>.e l~1.0w· her assailants onl.y by fr.as m.1cl. ·be first a.oousea. }1a,s oonfested j,j_t oo~--t that he is the one who oarJ:iecl o;..i.t t:.1e robbery t~:en the evidence 13~, P!T1 olaiming that it was the appel::.a;:.l''ii Tr.':i.o did it cam1.o-'.; 1Je true-, a Mr. Se~'l(;c'.ji i\.u--'t.iJ1er eubr:ri·ttecl t:.1at in/case 1L:c t:.:.i::i one where the eo1upla,ina,;.1t Gc;:;'S cf:e oould not name a;i.,y of her asac,il:mts but reoembers their :f'a.oes ··r:.au ·f:.e proper ootu:.'se -~o follow wot.'.1~"1. lrn -~ )1old. an ideritifi~ Oation pa;raf:.Q, Z.1e fact the;;; none was held w~al:a:.i:J -~·-~o oase fo.r the prosecu-'litan, Ii'ur-'Gl:>.En:' :i.1 2:.'.:c;:enoa was made by lb:. Senguji JiiO "li::.<i o"';fidence of PU2 who claimed to :3-1011 the appellant a;;.1c1 sa~•r him 1d:'.;:: -'.;'.'.J.o c;ood.s belonging to Pffl a.s }le 11::-,;J JT~t.1.11ing aw~ 1 But uir. evid.enoe io ~peot because PW2 did. not tell t:.:.i:J sto1-.y -'Go tb.e police and it was~ o;Z·tex :fwt acoused 3 The only na.E10d. by the 0JG2e:i: ·r:0a~:::::1cd persons. L1 t:.1.e a'bsencs o-Z oo::J:"o':.)oration st.1.oh evidence oa;.::.10J.; io ..md a convic-~ion, Seotion 33 o:: -:;:~o E'V-idenoe Act pxovides a.s :'.:'o:'..'.:.ous.; 1ic,_(1) . .J.J . mien two o:::- mo:-ce pereo110 ~c bs:L:1g t:ried. jointly for t:2e sai-ne o:i:fenoe o:: :Zor di:::Zerent offences a.I'ising ot'..t o::? -~~~o ::ia.ne ' ·01'ansac cionJ anaq a oon.i::ession J • _,., • ..., :i:o:: <P offences clla:rgecl made by one. o:Z -~:~se per- sons affecting hii:1self and somo ot~13:: o:i:' those pe:rsons is proved, t:ie couxt ill~~ t::.2:e -'v:1at oo;.1.fession into oonsid.eration eea:L.10·~ t.'.::.n,t other person. ( 2) Notwi t:'J.stancliJ.-ig subseotion ( 1) a oonvic•'i;ion 1:f ,, an a.coused ~~ □a:1 a.1.all not be based solaly lln a 001-Ca:Joion by a. co-accused< (3) In this seoJv:i,()!l Uoffsn~,, ~o:Cl.llcs -'Ghe abstBent of Ol' a-'utsmpt -'oo QO,..:Di1 t:.10 offence o~al.'ged, and ru:zy other ofi'~~1.oe o if:ioh are minor and 00.::,·1,1.a-'~e to th.e of':Z'euac o:.ia.-rged which are clisolosed in the oon:fooa:S.:m .:i.nd ad.mi tted by tb.e a.oauscd1 u The. ovidenoe u.G'ci:13·~ tl1e appella;.1t i:1 -'lihe:refo:ce so ire&: ·b:J.at ! ~ e 'wit:i Mr. Senguji, l3c-;;1~1ed State Atto11.1ei, 1(:iat his co;.1.~Q-~io:..1 oannot be allowed to stand., ..iO~clingly I allo-., t~1is appeal, C.[l.:.a::!:. 1:,.c oonviotion against the appel:cin-~ a.1d set a:sicle t~:e oe~1J1ienoe., I ~c1'3:' t::.a:i; the a.ppe- llant be released 10:riJ.{x:d tb. unless l10 is >.eld on a.not1c:.: <):.~Ge. Befol'e I am101:..td.e -'u)1is judgr:1e11t I w:is:J. to sey a. 'Ila;'~\ ..-,;Jo._,.-t sentence. It appears f:ron -b::.c o:1ar3e 811eet t:1at Jlii1e appellant ir,i.D 0:1.~• sL"rleen at the time of his t::."ial, For that :r:eason t~1e trial oou:d; 0-..1.c.;:1-~ ·i;o ha,ve deaJ.t with him under t>.e !1l'oVisions of the c::.ild:ten a.nd. Ye1.til(; l'o::ao:1s Ord:inanoe and satisf.y itsal:.? t:.:o.t ·Ji:J.e accused is no-t 1J.Sl~ -tJls ~e. Q:i? oi:lrtoon years. 4 Such i11qu.i:cy would '.lav3 asr2istsd ·Le ooLu:-t in detsr_nini:..-;.c ~:.::.a app:rop:r:iate prooed:.~a a;:1:.:l ssntence, ::I0Trov0x 9 in view o::: ,r:.10,-li I have said aboL!t oo:1v:.o·~io;.1 I find it u.nneoessa;ry to deal 1nt:1 this point further, Delivered i:1 o'..:c,~:::rnr s at Dar es Salc1.E<Jl1 this 6th d.u.Y o:? .fu.1gt.J..st 1993 in the preacnce o1t t~1e ·aPcused/appellant in person I-liss Lilh.Sl'E fo:r ·tho Il.<3:Ji.:.blic/Re spondent. !\~~ JfJJ)GE ·1 1~/.;;~r~, i~•,.:...,;;.:'.-,.:;..·~•,