19970630 TZHC Tabora

IN THE HIGH OOURT OF TDV.:.llfr.t _L.T Ti:.IDR.L. CRDITN11. J.;pPD{J:i :i:;·0,,4/97 (Ori,:;'iJ.lC:tinc fror:.1 l{/.hnna Di::rtrict Cr. Cnso No.236/96 .Tim'IL- MLIOfl.LU .:~ o o ., ., o. o ~-; • • • • • • • • • • • . .lPPLICLNT ·, -- ;, ,.~. . ,.J ,•" • ·-~ • /:~ . ' / ••• •..•• VJlRSUS .. , . .,J U.D:G M- EH T 11ho "'.l.)pOllC..Ut nos convic.tod of' i•ocoi vine C,nd rotc.inil'JG stolen propo- rty cvntrc:r-y to section 31.1( 1) of· tho J.>cnc.l ~::tr1 a. · • 1l!ho ft.:ctn nn foUJ.1cl ::y tho trial court c.:ro lcriof tind qui to con~isc. Oi-i 15th '.1Tuv0:1"'.: 0:r:, -1997, Method Sinbr:chr:uonc. ( PW1:) nho 110.rks ui th tho Lnc;lo.L:lr,oriGnn S6rv.i.C.P Conpc:111 cliscovorocl thc:t n store in uhich they 1: ih::c-pt the c.v~'f'.rtY' aic;b.110.tc.tor nn.s :.:rolcon into cxrl a GOnornt0r typo .;20n 11:i. th soricl :m1;7::or 1030489. ( c.932934) uc.s nissin:;. In tho course ,of tine o report uc.a r faclO to tho Police. lis it ca::!o to pnss tho nppollr:nt boce1r:10 r: pri::10 nu::r9oct. So in tho courno of his inw::rti.e;c.tions D/C Jul:iun (PW2) rc.idoc.l tho rosidonc o of tho r.:ppoll c.nt in tho sleepy hours of 1st Doc on1~or Ho c.unkonod tho q;>poll2nt end, in tho :pro~onco ~,f JunCc Mihnn,:_;11n ·-•-·;, _f" ;· nppollc.nt thc,t they he.cl ) ..mo thorc to collect tho stolon r:;onor.~tor. Tb.ore i o cvidonco th::-,t ho t00k kayo r.nd oponocl tliq store il'.,l 11hi9li ho hr'.c:l kept ·i- . th~ ntvlon r.:c.chino. Ronco the·, uroco-. . cd:i.11.(_;a thct 1 od to hio cornction end c.n oic;ht yocrs cu,'3todiGl sontonco. His :::J.loc;.::;ti~,n ::~hct tho .o~lop c;onorntur 1rc.s not found in his f'~?~Sldsion tro.s rojpc tocl 1Jy tho tric.l court., Ho uc.o nc;,::,-riovoa_ l~• thC conviction end -!;l,:J 0011.tonco 2nd, no o. roa~ 1 t, hco lodc;od o. p cti ti011 of' nppp,cl cvnt o.irri.11(_; fivo :;roundo. Tho c0n"..:inod · .·. 1·1hi.ch effect vf thono c;rvundn i~ Jhc.t thoro uco n.J cvidoncc upon o. ouw1d c0nvictiun could 1:o 1;coocl c-.11d- th2t tho ::io11tonoo uca 112.nifoatly oxcondvo. Tho Rapu:)lic io o:f tho vi 011, houovor, thc.t tho conviction io so'lll1d bocc.L1.00 tho ovidonco ccninot tho t.ppollcnt io ovor1rholninc• lvlr. Ko.dur;i,. loc.rnocl. Principr::l Stc.to 1..ttornoy~ h:::n thm"ofuro invi tod. no to dino:i.o::i tho q,poc.l c.c;c.inot the c :mviction. 1.. I nc;roo ni th hin entirely. He cor:co... dos, cm tho othor hc.nc1, thr.:t tho ?ontonco io r:c.nifostly oxconoivo. I t1ould. dcy thc.t it i;.1 nvt c. tiohodhloct offonc.o in. no ft:.r ns tho conplc.inOJ:rtt Ounpt::1-zy- i::i n<.it r, spocifiocl Guthorl ty 1.mclor tlio :Minir.rUn Scrltonccs 1..ct. So tho hicb~~t sontonco tho convic ti:nr; court could inposc on tho nppo- llc.nt ic :!Ji vo yoc.ra i::1Prino11ncnt if tho circun::;tr.mcori ao juntifiod. In cc.noido:d1y; n stiff sqntonco tho tncl c01.u~t uc.o ;:;ound to t2ko into nccoU11"G tho fact -J;hc:t ._tho -:v;r.lu.o ::Of--tho ntvlon property ho uno found to h.c.yo iJ?, hto,poooosoi,or1 ~Ji:bh- ... ·1: .. ..:: fl"-. ·.. ·~ - . • . ·. ·-.'' ..~~ . . c;Llilty lmoulod~9 uao. wrth only nho.6bo,ooo/=• . . -. . . . .L. :ontonco pf, 9i,;:;-1:L~, yoc.r13 inprinor.ncnt_ ip:. th<?J:'Of<J._ro, und epcrt fron i to . -- . 1.:oinc illcc;nl, coqpclotoly out,.of proportion irith tho C,TG.vity of tho offonco. ic n::-.nifootly oxcoonivo. In DY viou it GO :.:cdfootly oxcoooi vo thn.t ii; " ocor.ss:ioi-iqa. h '-•S · Q f"'l -··- JUG t·J.Cuo c.1 'UXO v.L ,-. .It C211J.'lv t,uO Q11 OHOd t O S t CUd • 0 •• In tho rosul t tho 2_ppoc:l nc_;,:::inot c-.,nvic tion is disni.£ood.. Connido- ril1(_; th::-,t tho c:ppollc,nt he.a 1}oon in jcil oinco 17th J::m.::ry,''·1°997,'l.t io r..ry c0noidorcc1 opinion thc.t ho -he.a hna. 0110w;h.;puniob.Dcnt •.·. So hid oontonco io roclncoc1. 00 ns to c.nJu.nt to hio imocil.c.to 4i:~Ph2fco freir:r pr:i.0011. Uiil.coo ho 1:o fm~thor h0lcl in pri:Jvl1 un 00no ot,~1or lr:1r.ru:J.,.ctztruJ30,. the nppollcnt ,11,-· ohoU:Ld ;.:9 :rolocoocl f':r0n :::n.--:i.non forthui th. DeliV;Orod.. ; · ·dle;;W' !:\·, J.-m. :HtCIC!:JJjJ½ JUDGE 30/6/1997 l'fir. Knduri (PJ31) 8 For TIPP t, L. . HER ·.· Lmf' CIR . M. . .TRLT THIS IS L ~UE COPY Oli' '.l:A..J ORIGINJ:Ji., . . ,\ ·11:( t':1- ' -;- it, kt- ,_,\._ ,. ·DIS~CT RIDIS'TI.U.Jlj --- TLIDRl,. . •. - r ·r