19970623 TZHC Tabora

IN TJ.IE HIGH COURT O:B1 Tl:JiziJJI.l. LT TiJ?ORJ'.• , • 0 .. ' CI:.UITl~lJ., JJ?f EJJ:. :tJO • 31/96 ORIGo CRIMINJJ., Cl;SE NO. 3)3/95 OF 1~ZEGl. DISTRICT COURT ..'....T .nzm.;.. ]3 .lillUR]k J .I{. M.. ML1FlJi'lGO nm ID]} .l;,TID/[.fj~ • • • d o o O • o • • o o • o o o o ~ ·o a o • ~p ELLJJ.~ T · VRS · )1El?UJ3LIC • •• ., ••• ~ •• .;·~ •••.• •••••• "o. •., R.ESJ?Ol~DEl~T JUDG:r.IEhT MLCK..J-iJ ~:.J. }.! lfr.1.r_-:plluol Jr.:cksi...n (PW1) Lp:cl Willit~: Ki tokr: (PW5) li vo in 0no h0u.so in ·~,ut ,~f lT~,a~:c, 1Jhon vn tho nL·;ht ,,f 22ri.d Lt:1.:~ust, 1995, their roons uoro hirc;locl .-::ncl n nunLor of tlic piocoo cf their pcrooncl prq:,or-t&~ such co 1. ... _. • In tho notnti:-10, lill.iscJ:oth J osoph (PW2) 1 e. .,IJ.) ·yot:r Q+cl rosiclont of 'Nr;cr;c, nc:s 011 24tc; L'u{;u.ct, 1996 offered n pillon by tho ii:'li.xth nccusod 'irhich she. n::,Tood ·tu 1:1..tr c.t. shs.1500/=• Sha ncclo nu...·'qclvc.nco ··. ~ pcynont uf i,. shs.i/Jd/= a11el pronisdcl tv pc.y tho l1clnnco 12tor. · On,hor part !dic.nn :Mich::::01 (PW3) ,;rGs vi~itocl ;_:y tho' fi:tst. :::mcl 6'th nccusod parsons on 22ncl ' Auc"Us't,. ·1996- yfforrinC •.mo ~~0<1:Jhooi; encl. 0110 pillv1J for tialo. Sho acrood '. to C'LW tho t·uo i tOTid at D. price 0f shs. roooj,.,. ~hep Cid shs. 1ooot- in ad-vuncc; sho uould'pcy :the 1.~n12nco 1ctor. Thoro is ovidonco froo Sadic;trc ....··,·,,.. Muakclin.:;n (Pv76) ·. tl:i,~t it uo.fi tho f'irGt c.ccusocl 11ho on 24th Au:-.,ust, 1:996 , . shouoc1.. PolicoDon uhorc the stolon cntrosGos encl pillows uoro hiddor.,. J .. L (run . . is corr~~;orntod 1::y the tostin0ey ' , uf D/C .tJ.dJ,n (Pvn) Gs n rosul t c,f 1rhich tho Polioo roc:0vcrocl tuo nntrossos. . Thp v.;illou Eli.sa'.:,oth Josoph ~-. • 1. (PW2) ::e,uc;ht had no c c,so. PW7 .tostifiocl th.:ct it 11ns 6th nccusod 11ho sh,mocl "\hon -1rh,oro tho pilluu c c~o w20. t. _I1l-1Jir:cltion tv othor invosti,:;ntivo ;·1ocsuros tho first'·nccusod, tho proocnt l'.'!-ypollant, nnclo '"'· cc.utionod stc,tor_i'o,.1-t 1 1"oforo D/S/SGT. Sno1rol · (FW8~. Thct. s:tc:tonont ucn produced in ovic1onco ns 11lx:b.PIII). Ho docs n,;t ccbi t ccnplici ty in tho cor::::Jic:-.;ivn of aey crino • ./J,.o n roo,JJ,;ii of tho P0lico invostic;:::ti011s tho nppollc.nt, ,,ho fontu- rod cs ·tho fi;r-st xc·u:3oc1, ,1::::s chqrcod ,:1u:1,:=; ui th fi vo othOrs, of: ~.t.irjlm:y c/a 294 uf tho Ponci C.Jc1c, 0i1c cuui1t of ::it&.1,liric; c/s 265 of thO P-..mc:l - . co(fo 211.1. of two c-Junts ,Jf rodoi.;,,'inc;+:ri..c1 rotbini.nc st0lonpropor-cy c/s 311 ~- t) · uf tho Ponol Coda., . Th() 5:0pcllnnt nnc1 tho nixth nccusorl woro, nt tho '' ·... :t ....1~ '.c·.·.nc'l.•, Oin 1 '-' t.,....; ...... '.~1 ' c0nvif tcd of tho 1~ur~:::-,l.jr c.n1 of tho thoft offoncon. J .... Tho first cccusod wr:s :::q::,1"'iovocl, .hon<;;o thiif ti)porl in 11hich, ho ei10ntc;1c:ls . '·. thc,t tho ounvictbns cc,::inst hin r.:ro u...'1.a0w1cl_. l-'.fr. Muci:.Jpona, 10'.'J."J.1oc1 Stnto .Att~rnoy, hc.n o.rcuod that thoro ucs d110-. uc;h ~viclonoo upon ,rhioh c souncl ponvic tion could l~o· foUJ.1dode Ho hes puintocl ,:..,t.1.t huu tho cppo:U211t.1Johcvoff cl1.,rinc tho instiGntivc stneo of . . ' '!_/ .. ,.-·, ·_: •.. this ccso, irJ.Cludilt;· hvu ho led Poll.co. dotoctivos to ·whoro tho stolo nctrossos uoro stored. ]ro. hAD also found n0 }2i,,~t- 1rri. th tho vr.:d.ous prosccr.tion 11i tnossps t.._., uhon tho cppollcnt, n1oj1.o or in the conpc1w vf t,,,., . . others,._ polclpiocos of J:lropa.r:ty uhioh uoro G\).iJS,GlqU.ontly iclontificd "by tho oulilors,· PW1 end PW5, encl ,·tu u¥.ch tho ~:ppcllf'.nt leys .no clr-ln. I en ~-\ sGtisfioLl _Mr. Muc.r:rpor,1.:: i::i i,icht. '._;. ' ' In.iocc"'-, the loc.rnccl tt?-t:l Mc.c;istrr:tc futmd cs ... fnct that tho c:ppo- lle:nt uno not soon ct tl10 ocono of tho offonco 2t tho tine of tho hurclnry. Ho uco or:tiofiocl1 houovo:i,,, thc:t, ,tho n.a:m.o 1)otuoon tho Gppcllc~t _end ,tho offence 1Jf.'.o hie posocsofon vf :c,ruvor-cy- ,;Jhfoh h2d l.,con st.::ilon :in1 tho course 0f c ~urclc::cy - ~ tu0 cl½\ro e:ftor tho offo,100. B,y. inwkinc tho doctrine of recent possossivn ho roc:chocl tho cunclu.siun thct tho c.ppoll2n-t ,;1[113 r,-.,.: n◊t c I}cro ~~'Uilt'IJ rccoivcr :·:ut tho octuQl h.ircl:::r cm thief. . I find nothin::; ,,.111 record upon -uhich I cuuld. fr-:ul t hin 011. this fincli.11[_;. I tho.ro- 'for6 C'.CGO:)t Mr. Mw[nc,on(_:1 s invi tction tv hJlcl th.ct tho nppoel hc,s no r.ori t. I· uuuld d.isrri.s.'/ it. Tho q:ip,o.r:l . is disr::i. ssccl.. ;,( C.onVic[ ti0n enc'. scntonco o.ro uphold. Tho orclor fo:c tho ro,sti tution of tho, $.tqlon p:ro]_)or-:cy phc:11 .not to distur1:oc1. .... ., ' '' .c., " ,"· _-.,;., . .,~:. Dolivorccl. · J e M. MLd1U,:nj1~ JUDGE 23/6/1997 Mr. M11c;::pot-:c., S.Ag for D.PP kvpoll~:nt: 1~1)sont, l~o clicl. nJt incl.icc.to thct ho ui.Ghcd to l]o present• 'I IIIRipY CffiTIFY THLT TIITG IS .L. TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINlJJ. 1((.i~) . .:lb- C,J DISTRic± RIDIST.:.1Ji."R, Tl:JDR.l.