19960102 TZHC Dar es Salaam

-----· - IN 111!.trn ITIGII 001.i'RT OF T.ANZAlrr.A, AT Dl'Jt ES SAJ.MM RI<m GcroRT CRD,fil7.AL AP.PEAL N0..51/.)5 ORlGil~AL CRIEilrl.L C.tIBE NO. 639 OF 11':J:ri1 1993 ~ TilE 1)1~RICT COTJ"RT IlclL.t.. DI8TRICT Pa IOJJ''l..,KQl~ CHOOO II.t.RtJ.BU <l'itUU •• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • .J.FP~iT · Vorml:3 Tm;l REPDBLIC ••••••••••••••••••••••• RE~~Oimmi~ 0 JU.DGEMEllfT ~W JlltA. !f;i+co 1 PRM - ~one..cd, .11.1 -y,ipdiction. !Lhis ii'J an a.ppcd 3.Gai11~..:t t.\c d.c;ci:-::ion o:f 1iilG Di~ic.t, ~ tt .l,ala in ita Crimi..11al Ca.oe lTo. 639/93 in trl.1ic.h. tb.c aIJllO.Uant.~ l?arltQU 0--11ari was convicted of ro1Jbcr-J' uith v:i.olanoe contrar.r ~ scc;tiQn :~8; and 286 of the Penal Code. ~o oomiotion of the awall~1t 1n;µ3 be.sod on the ovid.en.ce ff rw•... Jilnma.nuql Uwaiaaka uho claimed tJ1at on 5/1/93 as he uas 011 his us;r •• uork ,at n;roi.md 5 a.m. h0 1-ras c ~ t c d by- f ou.r 1)GoJ;llo. ti.to inj,u-ed W.a and robbed him e:t Sl.s.1 1 200 /= urist uatch and a hat~ t"i.C elaimod that he 1'i011tified the appellant from clootrical li5Uta :i.11 the vioil'u.'i1 ¢ tb.ail ho )mew him previously. !ho a..,11p0Uani: uao however not arrestad Ul'Wil nome nine months later at a t:i.me nhcn t:i'c compl.:t.:i.nant ola:ime th• a.ppoUant had robbed another ]?Grr;on o:? hio nl.1003. ~ :ii::J mGmorand.um of appeal the appclla..,t aubmi ts that tho e~ ~ancoa of identification ·wore not f avourahlc for uator tieht - 1,dant#'i,Jation among other grounds. 'Th.a Rspu.bJ.ic has jo:incd hands \ with tuo appellant and has not m.tpportcd the comriotio.n. Looking at the -t<>talit;;~ of the cv·idcnco before t;.1c loucr court, I eJ1a.rc thovJ.cw; of the aa:>:tt:7.la.11t as imll a,<J those of Iu.os Lm.uqo, loo;c-ned oounool for the Bo~J~lio. '.lhc incident occtu"Cd at a time ub.011 it uu.a not yGt light, ·ch-c1Jlilstanocs were not favolu-ablc for idc.nti:fiea,tion. ~re ~3 ne rGasonl g:Lvcn trey• tho appclla:at . Uilf:l not arrest<xl lLU110di.a.tol3' ft1lonin8 the inoic.,::11t but a...-rostcd oomo nim3 Pl.011-ths · later. '1110 ci:rolunst~g:, •t a.rro:rl- also ~eft a.lot of doubtc oonsidcrinG that the eomplD.:i.n.w poj,ntod t:t the. a,ppcllant -001:;/' ro.~ ho uan apprcb.ow.1od j;.1 .com.1.CctJ.ol\ ttith anofuar matter. .~e ea.'30 for the :._il'OSCOUtion l"Tn:J such that it 1oft mal:'zy' doubt:::: regarding tho gi.:.ilt of tho a:p:pcllallt. S:.:tch. clot!bk ou;;ht to ha:--.rc "boon resolved in favo1.u- o-2 t~.10 al):pclla:1+- ...:c ◄":-'~-.f' . f;) . ~rv.:i. ;r:p, lJj,-;."..7C.:-z:.:;-:,.• £.•tl t7i)01)'\J:J~ ll',G )JOI 'JjJ;S:, PO.t VU.·: CJlC,i ;:c ~\;0'1¢;·~.:}"~~_, .;~c r;_T,L.~:r fDjJ.f 1::r:;0:1 cj·o~~I.:f'C5J rr ~•.f't:' :p· .,;:-. ;: l\.".f~i,.r.t~- !..'t,('f ------- '.l.. £ :;) Q D 1f 'E .... .l OF..aJ:G! I:' Cilil .R7°i' c·:aB ;J.O• Q?d C":!. J.: ~; ..f~J , \Er ~,.1..r JC:-r.:f!, c:roi::rr v:s1,r;vr ~10'"'~.t\~~ ·~~~r~--1 'lw ,;J. • ~• ~m.;-.r~r "' ... ' ~~. 2 ln ~ ~~a the a;;~,ocl by <lloe;·o E'a;i.'11.ibu Qnarl is allene<l.t; . ._.;;:--- ~...Qgnv~:f:l~-- irt quashed and scntcnco ic sot a.oi.dc. He io to be set at ... _......,...-'~:.::.-1.ibQrtr __ .,.. ---" fotlmith. unil.csn ot!l.crr-::i.oo llcld for. oomo othor la.uful oauae, ; (': . \'. \: c-1- .~t'~....-"- .,r:" 1'../ ....._,.. '. -.'! ... w. .A. Kile o, mr . EX:Tl!!T".!lED JDRL3Drm.IOT 2/1/96 ': 1. . ·; iF-,:- _:,,:._ ________ -