jonas baltazar vs republic 2008 tzhc 302 13 august 2008

IN THE HIGH CO URT OF TA NZANIA AT A RUSHA CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 10 6 OF 2007 (C/F H/_C C r i m i n a l A p p e al N o . 61 o f 1 9 9 9 ) JONAS BALTAZAR ......................... APPELLANT Versus - THE R E P U B L I C ........ .................. .. RESPONDENT 13 th & 13™ A u g u s t, 200 8 la'LIINlI B E F O U L : B. M. iM MILLA. J.; Tin* applicant one Jonas s/o IJallazar is appl \m<j ! , (or rest o r a I i o n of (a im m a l Appeal I No. () I ol 1000 w liicli was dismissed on l:».l 1.2000 lor non-a ppe a r a n e e o l (lonnsel who was a d v o c a I inji. I m n . also lhal Ik* h i m s e l l w a s iiol i n at I e n d a n c e . A lth ough il a| ) | M* a r s o n the la c e ol il tlial I Ik* d i s m i s s a l ol lh al appeal w as justified. I Ik* I n i l 11 is. a s p r o p e r l \ sub m itted hv M s PSdo m ha. learned State A I I o r m ' V . j u s t i c e w a s not d o i n ' i n I h e cas<\ The reason is d e a r that 1110 i t was need lor tin* ronrl lo ha\e had directed lor I In* a |) p e l I Jin I /a |>|d i c a n I l o hr ser\ed in p e r s o n after Ins a d v o c a t e s d e la till lo appear. O therw ise. hv d ism issing lhal appeal as il wen*, il was tantam ount to p u n i s h i n g I In* a p p e l l a n t and not the a d v o c a te w h o caused all l h a l . That w a s . i n I h is e o n i I s \ ie w . s e r i o u s i n j n s l i r e o n t h e a p p l i c a n t . M ay I also say one l ht u< j , here I 11 a I ( imirls <>l law ha\c <I u t v In s e c In il llial c a s t's nr generally m a ile r hclnre il arc nnl Iruslraled on llmisy 1<*{i;a I I ec,h n i e a I i I i e s . som elhinu which from 2 ()()r> . has conic In he pail ol our In nda m en Ia I law ol I lie land. I have, in mind I lie provisions ol Article I 07 /\ ( 2 ) ( e ) o l I lie ( Innsl 11n I ion n l I h e 1 I.i n 1 c< I I » e | > uhI i c o I T a n z a n i a , 197/ as a m e n d e d Irimi lime In lime. t In view ol wlial I ha\e expressed ahovc. I lie a |» |» I i c a I i n n is mcrilnrinns and is hereby allowed. (Iriminal Appeal N < ). (» I nl I ( ) ( ) () is iherelore reslored. (S -.I) I M l . . i l i a , n . i\l. J mitre I 200K I c .c rl^ jo I lyj^s i s a I rue cop\ nl I I n* o r i g i n a l . i\i. i\ iV i k i o -)> v<;. d i s t r i c t k k <;i s t r a k /A ; AH LSI 1A