19920131 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The court found that the respondents were apprehended while involved in the commission of the offence, and their guilt was established beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence did not support completed theft but proved attempted theft, warranting conviction under section 301 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
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- Citation
- 19920131 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Director of Public Prosecutions; Respondent: Godwin Job Kisasa; Respondent: Saidi Dundu; Respondent: Abee Foteah
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 31 January 1992
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed; acquittal set aside; respondents convicted of attempted theft
- Legal Topics
- Theft, Attempted Theft, Appeal, Acquittal, Conviction
- Source Language
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Parties
Director of Public Prosecutions
Appellant
Godwin Job Kisasa
Respondent
Saidi Dundu
Respondent
Abee Foteah
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the acquittal of the respondents for theft was justified
- 2 Whether evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt
- 3 Whether conviction for attempted theft was appropriate
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the respondents were apprehended while involved in the commission of the offence, and their guilt was established beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence did not support completed theft but proved attempted theft, warranting conviction under section 301 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed; acquittal set aside; respondents convicted of attempted theft
Orders
- Respondents sentenced to five years imprisonment each
- Respondent Saidi Dundu sentenced in absentia
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ll ... - 43 -1• ______ ....,,__, 'E:IE UNIT1W . REPUBLIC OF T.lUTZ/JTL.'l IN TIID filGTI Cou::1T OI:1 T..WZLOO:A ll.'11 Dlw. ES ~ i\PPI:11/J.TE JURISDICTION mGIT COU:llT CRIMIN.iL &PD.AL no. 137 OF 1989 . O:U:Glli1.L C:U:I.IDT1J. Cf.SE UOe 1201 OF 1988 OF mE DIST.J.U:CT cou:J.T OF IL.l.L:~ DISTJICT AT KIVUI{O'.NI J3o:f'oroa C. Ko.rokola., :;Jsq., Rosic'!.on:t Mac;istrnto DirJ.JCTOR OF PUBLIC PUOSDCUTIOlr.3 a a • " 0 o • • o ,, • • • • J.PFELIJ..NT vorsus GODWIN .JOl3 I{ISil.S.t.. & 2 OT.JEUS • • • ., o 0 • 0 • • o O • • t n:maPo.NDl!N~ . JUDGMElJTi In this oaso tl:.o Di:L'octor of Public Prosocn.ttions (11PP) is o,pi,e~ o,.c;ninat tho o,oqui ttcl of tl:o roo11om1.011ts by tl:o District Court of IlcJA, o.t Kivukoni, Der os Snl.o.ao. T..:.o rosj;>onc1.onts 1roro ti~ioc. jointly t1ith :tour o'hlla:t' parsons 011 0, oJ.:..c..1~e,-o of stoalil1(; by so:.:-vo.nt., -or I nltorna.tiwly, stoalinG bu~- wore cll o..oquittoclo Tho Du-actor of· Public Prosocutione wo.s o.ccriovoc. by tl:o ooqui tto.l of tJ:o rool,)011c::.011ts, honco this o.ppoal, All tho nccmoo c"'.J3 uoro oqployoos o:t ui~r.fiki Toxti~o Millti~ j~if! JiW.l Sclo.tltl41 On 17.8 •88 c.t CU'OU11c. 11 030 p.r.1. tl:.iovos went· to Mqfl No.~t.-o siocl bo.ils of kb.o.r.[;o.1 i.e. 507 pcirs of khru1Go., ·vri,luoc. ct: shs.32CJ,75!t~f Ul?o.fiki Textile Mill p?oc.1.ucoo kl1m1Ca.8J cr.1011£;st. otI:.cr textile procilots, 11 t'J'ld it is stet.cc-:. in tho ca.so tl:c.t when tl'.oy no!'o f ounc'.. inside tho r:u,11 -tho 507 :pairs lmc: ~oc.,cly boon :pa.ckcc: o.nc.: ploooc1 on t~1.o floor roo.c]y fc:tr tnld11G out of tl10 Millo Dvn Tc.rioo (PiT1 ) wo.,s the in-olw..rGC of tl!CC;GUCXd at tho Mill. Tho ovidonco shows tl:'.0t · tllo Mill is e,unrc.ocl by scvorcl (:,il.Q:t!GS tit nicl,lt, PlT1 an.id sho ploooc'.!. cl_l tho cuc.rci..s ct their :ros:oooitivo placos on 17.8.88 a.it nio1t. ~lOSO wl:o w~o ct Mill No.3 uoro .t..bc'lnlloh Ma,kol)u:ri, _,,,---- G~Ol"lt M&;c1a£ti. Rooo. N:tro11G11 c.nc. .ii.bee Fo:t'oah, the tli:i.r<'!. r.ospondont horoin. lI , 44 !hon sono:tiuo c'b..lrinc th0t nicht (a;fi, c.bout ·11.30 pone) n. e;u~d uon:t; to \ PW1 t-..nc1 infornoc1.. her tl1C,t ho ha.cl. seen :people ontcrinc Mill No.3 llo.lfno.kod• Sho oJ.ortoc1. tho otho::::- e,un:rcls, sl10 told tho court below, nnc. P\lu ~ ,lo t,noo on s-fw,ndb;Yo $).lo then wont; to r.1ill Nos3 with mother· Qk"Za. o.nd. trioc1 to Qoll ilia (;U.'1.I'cls l-lho w~o thor.o o Thero Wt'.,S no rosi:,onse, thOilGh tho third r:ospondont c.nc1. his oolloc,e;uos nontionod cbovo war--o ecpposcd 'b.o. bo · tha:ro tho~ Tb.on thoy clooic1.oc1 to cat inside tho Mill n.ncl whor,/~o~~¾liroo· :t)_Ooplo OQ.oo out of tho :Mill flooinc. They (the t.':;J!oo people) olloeocU~ jurJpac1. oat: thrOlrj.:. c. broken uinc:.ow c.s they wo:ro f:'..ooinc. PW1 S(',id sho roooc;nisod tho persons D.S Ic:.c'!. Mbwcnc., Mciobo. nnc1.. fiC'.idi Dunclu ( i:lho . ff sooo~c1 rooponc'!.ont) • She so.ic1 she roooe:,msacl then ~)oonuso of lioit.a in -&ho Mill c.nd tho tl-:J:'Oo r>orsons wor.o Or..lJ?loyoos of 'Lrc..fiki 'l'oxtilo Mi11 a,s: wall nnc1. so t:lioy wcr.c fonilior to her~ T11oy th0n 011tcrcc'.. tho Mill (No.3) but tho tl:.iovos lmc'.. n.lrcc..ey oscc.]?CC:o li13 they wore wn.lld.nc; ouit loo.vine tho Mill, l:.owovcr, ilb.oy so.u Sc..icli Dunc11. c.cr,:Ln. '11hoy tbro1:1.tonocl hio with n e:,un which they ho.c1. buir ho flee":. o.ncl. l)lU?l[}. 'd hiosolf imo tho so~~""O- wctcr of tho Mill. A 0ua.rc1 sa,w hiu n."'lcl ~cs toc1 hio. As for Goe.win Kiso.sa., tb.o first rosponc.1..ont, Bc.'.nri s~ Msochu (PW3), o.nothor e:,-uc:rc1 1 scic1 1:o ,;ms tho one who c;cTestoc1 hio. Ile saicl ho hoOJ:>d. ~oits in tho cl:i.roction of Mill Ndo3• IIc mc1QJlPtl:.or C:,UD.Tcl wont. to soo ~ 'Hho:lt vra.s lm1won:Lnc. Ile founc:. illio other e:,u.D..rc.'.,s there on o.lcrct. a.nc'l. stnnd'by, ~oy strrlocl lookinc axounc. enc'.. ho sc.,ic'.. ho then sc1f tltc first raepondon'ft Xiso.sc. Ka.do d.oecon-c1.inc :D:-on tho roof of Mill No.3. no o.rc.orocl l'lin to $Ul'l'0nc1or o.nc1 ho Sl.u.'Tonu.c:rod :oonccfully'° Ile 1-m,s then ~p];X!!ohondod o,nd lod to PW1;. I 13oitli tho first o..ncl soconc.1. :rosj_)ondont c:.oniocl tha.t they wm-o involvoc.. ;Ln tho 'ihoft at. tho Nill. They sa,icl. tho;y ~o xaturninc hooc ft'o.o Kioarc., po.sir Ura.fiki Textile I:Iil1 1 ,;-,hon they wore m-.z,ostocl., Tliey scic1. they woro o.,:rostocl by nistc.kc uhon wa.lkinc hone• '!1hoy were both net on c'.uty o.t tl:c tine ln..1.t, as shown, thoy wore 30 ooployoos of Urc..fiki Ta:x:tilc Mill~ They he.cl boon on c1c~ shift.., I cn.nnot o..ooopt. thc.t it wc.s a. nc:rc coincic1..cnco th.c.t o., tliofii: shoulc. be tcld.:nc plo.oo o.t the Mill nnc1- they shoulc1. jtrnt lmppon to l>c ].)a.ssinc outside· o.s they oloir.l. Of. noro in:;.)ortnnco, PW1 sc,ic. sho sc1-r second rOS.J?onc:.ont rt.'ll'll'linc out of tho :Mill~ J-....s for tho first: ros]?onc1-ont, l'W3 sa.w hio oonilJG c1own :fron r,. roof of t!10 Millo ilhy tho lonrnccl na,c;istrcto woulc1 not o..ocopi sWlb. O"'rol"WhoJ..o:i.nc OVic'loneo /'.JC'~ tho ros:ponclont, I ocn no1t cooprol:.onct• ., ;.,., t i J 45 I'I± is. oloc:r t:o no tl:.c..t tb.o two rosi,onc1..onts wo:ro c.p1Fahondod whilo · :t.nvolvocl in tho cor:ir.1iss:Lo"n of tho offence chorce-c'.. in this oo.so.· 2b,oil' c;uilt wc.s thorofo:i:•o ostc..b1ishoc1 ·Doyonci_ c.11 ronso~.,_blo c1oubt• /iB for tho thi:i.."c1. :ros:;_:,om.,_1.mt, c.s shown, ho wc.s one of tho {3UD,.t'dS • o,t.: M;i.ll No.3o Wl:.on PU1 o..m:. her colloc.c,uos cclloc: tl1oro a.fitor they w~ e,lor-ttod of tho t~:.of't ·cb.o :r.os--_Jonc'..ont one the othc-.i:- e,u..'"'.J:'ds d.ic1 noi, ros:gonci. Nar. c~c':. t~:..o~r roe,ot to :prcvon·lJ. tho theft ik'"'.kinc plooo tho:eo • I oo of the view tlmt.. t::oso C,'l1oxc1.s, incluclinc tho ·th:i:rd. rospondont, iJhoroforo ware in J.OD.(,i.1.0 wit!c. tho other thiovos. Tuey wor.o l)o.t1t ·of tho oporo.tion a.ncl tl:o tl:..:i.1"t1. :i:'OS:ponci_ont c.uilt therefore ·wo.s :provocl boyond 10 ,:ntioncl q;rcu.r:iont.. In c;r:01.U1C1.. 5 of tt.o l)Otition of o.ppcr,l~ it: is -3-tk"'..t.ods'- 11 In tho o.lto::.~n.....,tivo to tho forccoine nru~ without projuc.1..ico thor.oto, ifuo lonrnod iirit'.l U..'1.{_istro:ti:o nisc1.:i:cootoc1 hiosolf in' la.vr who::-co ho · fc..il)d to oonvio'ti; tl.10 rcsDondonts of tl10 offence of o.ttcqpt to stoc.J. 1 which is substitutc,blo unc1..or section 301 of tho Cr.ini11C,l ProcccllXT.'o Ji.ct, n Tlio. ovidonoo shmrs th::!.t; the thiavca c1.ic1- not. sue.coed in tcld.nc out •;- the pairs of ·khn.ncns irrvolvod 5.n tho ocso • 'They wc:co only cblo to 20. gnthar ilhon ancl :pc.ck -rllor.1 in bnc.,"So They wore than SUl.'prisod £>.ncl thay loft tl-ic khnnco.s on tho floo:r of Ni11 Hoo3• PW~ 1 encl har colloQGUOS found thoo thoro when they ont.o:roc:. tho Mi1.lo I uauhl nc:;roo witi/~oot~ ·of Public Prosocutior,0 thc:;."'oforc thc..t. an c,ttoo:pt to steel wn.s oonw.vt:od. S'liocli:nc ns such wo..s not corJI)lotod on tl:o fo..ct-s disolosad. l1.0oorclinely \ I find tho rosponc1..onts e,uilt:- of r.;tt.onptocl theft: ro1d convict.. tl.1.or.1 of tbnii offonco·. Tho a.p:Joo..1 by tho Director of Pul)lic Prosooution tl.1.arofarc. suocoods a.ncl is cllowoc.:o .,:1 . // ,t/{t,JCCM, /"( -· Z'., . o . ~ D!J?. ES. Sl.I.J'...l'. M j L~ L.. A/ KY'liliDO 31ST Jt..NUARY, _1992. JUJXlE Far Republic _, .ioii,c=1~ ~tJ.r-,... J--::'~.:·r-" i.\.tii:l"l:::-n~J'- FQJ! llospondonts ._ Knsb.uribu[_,u - 46 .. Mrs, Siloos Motl:inc to say, My_ Lorcl. I. ~uo}?ut»u .1st r.osl)onclant. is QQl:'riod~ My Lo-.cd, with fiw ld.ds. 'l'ltr00 of tlioo o;ro v,t schooio IIa hns o. nothor o.ncJ. futhor. ~o arJO his GOl?On<lo.nts o.lso. Pl"o,y for lonionco~ .E9ash;! I lmvo c,, 1:1otl:or nt. hone to, look a.fto-.c encl oy YO\U'lC bro;ho;s, ~ ft\tbor c'licd last yoo:c. Somancos · oocusoci_ a:ro oo,ch soniioncod to fivo (5) :y-oc:rsi :I,o];xrisonr.iolft Roapo1lC1ont Soic1. Duncl:u. is sonii.oncoci_ to snoo t:orr.1: in absonilid,. · 1st 1:1.nd 3rd r.osponclonts -c..ro to be hcndod OVCU' to tho Court Orci~ios p,.'OSOn¼ for oomroyi:nc t!loo to prisono /:;.1!£;~ ,_, _____ to 1~. Ao ICY!i.NDO ___JUIXJE ,__ nioiiis of a.ppoc.1 to Co1..1.rt of .l'..pl)Ool Ta.nzcnio, oxplainod. £,U-1~0 1/1~. A/10.:,.umo JUDJE. \I