19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

IN 'L.uJ COTDT OF APBU, OF T.ll.'NZA1fL\ l~T MH.t:...UZA COR!!!~~ ---- E'l.SY.ATYA MZEL"'T!"CJ • • o a o a • o • VEP..STJ,3 TT.ill ::JEPtIDLIC • • • • • • • • • • R-:TISPOlIDEff (Appeal f"..ror.1 the conviction of the Itig,."l Court of T2,11::.cmi0, 2..t Tabora) (Koressa, J) Dated. t}1e 16th da~,- of NoveE1;:ieJ:, 1987 in Criminal Secsions Case Hoo 25 ~f 1983 Tl1is a:ppells..nt Lk,SYLTYA HZBLEiill axed to dec.7-th grandmother the ap:9ellant, had. oet up !1ouseo The foregoint; mw ommon ground., The I!ig].1 Court sittinJ c,t T2,1)O1~a, Korossoy J.,, fol.md Nl.U.~de:r estalllished I , : a.ml o.,cco:rdingly sentenced the appellant, to death., e,ppellant is nou a,JJpe2,linr:; ,J.{fc',inst the 1:is:J.1 Court decision and is be· g repn:sented befoI'e us b~/ EI·~ Kat<100,lm:-., lea:med a..dvocc1teo Tl1c 0,Jpeal is opposed J:Ir~ Kat2.balw2, so1).c)1t to pe:i."'i:aw.dc us the.t tho d fence of insruiity wc1,s o,w.,ilo,bJ.c to his client and that th:o learned t1.'.'i '.l judge d:i_d. aot i sufficiently consideT it., Tie fu:athe::..· contended that a Caution I statement me.de by the .:1:i;i:1:10112,,nt offcmded t.ho lmr as ·t did not comply r-Ir. Bilw•o SE~x.1j_ttcd tl1d the conviction is f _ly su.p:po:'t2.hlo. Tl:e apJ1oll2.nt knou ::::.ncl fu.lly 2.pp1~0cic.t0d uh,::.t he a.id voluntc,ril;{ confosoed to tho mu;_•d_e:;:, c:nd tho:1..'c was no evidence t sup90.rt the defence of Insani t;:{

uhich t:10 1cm~ned tri,.~l ju.dc{c i;, any event O ♦ O•coo/2 II If II Ho do not pro:9oso to rilo.2<.:c a full rostaternci.1t of tho fa s, wb.fob. 2.J.'c fvJ.ly set out in tho RigJ1 Court judgement, except t:~2.t tlJ.c 2-r,pollt,,_nt hit tho docc2.sod i:rith 2,n axe, twice accor tho 2,uto1Jsy repol't, :r:::::.h,. P3, after the do ceased h2.d indicu.tc tl-w,t she 1w,s ~;oin 0 2,way to live 1,it!1 hor gr01m-up son 2-:nd his fen ly bccc,usc she J·:as ill, e,nd tl:.o t1p1Jollant e,nd somo ncir;hbou;.'S h fc,ilcd to clissuad.o her., .According to EY.h.. P3, one of the cut wou..'1 went deep i."'lto tho 1)rain, the occond. one was l:>ono-doo:p in tho l'ocion, o.nd tho doce:,,secl dfod of sovore 1)1•2.:Ln damc,go 2,nd. tr Ero K2..ta;x?,lwc, contended tha,t the o..:ppollant ,;12,s in a m la.ncholy concU.tion so ho sho1.:!1.d have boon found guilty of Hi:mslaugb.t 1' ohly. rt w2.s obvious to us, and 1·re think, 1-i"itJ.1 ros1)0ct, r&'. Kn.tab .lwa . c,lso 1Jcc2.r:10 mrm·o of it clrn::l.l1g tho cot1.:-i:·sc this Court, th2.t tllc :position ho took wns simply Assumj_ng tll2,t the o.ppoll2,nt ·;-ro.,z mcl2,;_1cholic uhcn ho doo.,l t vicious ~)lm-,s, 1-rlicx·o docs tl1is load to? If ho Hc'.S mol2-nch ic it is tmC:tcrstc.,ndc))lc in the 2-l)poll~•,nt I s peculi0.2:.' circvmst.:mcc 1-fV,S a man of strrnr ui t).:. no f2,mi1y of his ovm i · tho dopa:rt the dcce2.scd mea,nt tho loos of a concubine

as well 2-s loss of a.n 2-l)odc bcc::,,usc tho house l10 o.,nd tho deceased b;_-,,d been livin "? in belonged to tho dccc2,~;od Is son. IIouevoi', mcl;:-.ncholy ns su h would lmvc b,:;;on of no lcg'2..l consoq_uci1cc for the l)t"!l~j_Joso of 2,nswo ~ing the c:1,_'"l,]:'C,'O lcid o,t the o,p:poll.:.nt I s dooro :i.s n dcf::.:ncc of Nurdo1· it is unkno,m in ov.:-c books. Tho Concise· Oxfo~,•d Di defines mol[~ncholy thus: H2.bitt1.2-l o~c' constitutional tondonc;y- to sc.,dno s tl1is 2.s 2. dofonco on ,., c:1.:-'.J.'f:P of Hu:PdOii." oven if it ,-rv,s t o thc.t the • aooo/3 trind. to gab at c, little c,tc•au ho foc,nd. floatin{l at ~ago 9 of tho noord 11hioh ,r&s in p;f\ 's ovi:donce tloc,t "For all the ycta,s tho .rcccc'.G d ~~~ mind ., ,. •• and. 11 h2.d. livcd in th~,t v:iJ.J.z·.:;c r,r.; a person of s1..~"1Jr.1ittca. th2-t th(:,t 1r2,G cv:l.doncc of 1nse-nit:~·o The :;:ond.orin:3 is ~ ovid.ci1tly cnti:rcl:r i11co;_1son::mt uith tl10 :i:-ost of t:10 evtdenc0 2.ud uo -.:cc satisf:i.od that it is 1.:·:_ps-.}.G co.lami. nc h.2,v-c no d.01..1.l)t a.~out t~1is c,:.1 ---~-- -· ---- ---·- jvo.ccrncnt at P.. 36: 11 ]):J. t}:w f:j_:wt ::,12,cG, thc:co is the crc-dibJ.c cvid.0ncc of :',?::.to:..- 1',113Xtil1 (?';-f1) ,.-ho indiG})uta))lY testified i:1 court thc.t to the bent of vi'1id mind. e .. o • () a c n C2,ution stdcraont 1):, t'.10 c,:9pcllc,nt L"l ,;11.ich he confcoscd to

tho killing in cj_rcUBst2-nces u~1ich constituted. 1-1wd0:i:'o .In the s~id G2,utio11 st2,tmw:rnt t\o 0,p:_;0llc,nt disclosed.~ into:;.: 2-lio., nuv.l~,.-:,.t i 112,;'nlc..'xi12,t ia m2,:;: ci1ornu kulm' 1:,-,ko niliv1.,1.1'\,\'.JiJ.duc, na mc:i,wazo lo..iJr0.su kt.'.VU."ljilm i"!l2..:.'c::.1cr.1.u ld.chrnJ,nio J:Tilirnk::::.ta sholc ii,8:28. 11 -nl)ili nc, c.la:-,,a,nc;u..1m chini ... o o • • Ur. 1(atr:,1)ahra in 0ffoct invitcd us to ic;i1o:-:c tll.is pln.cc o f, t 4 s ubmitt ed, a no11 cs cat ion Uililor the 1985 .;.ct , nhich hod not even be n enacted 1ilion tho caution ntatcmcnt ,ias s•ocordod in 1982, Tho cle.1,orato sc±ogt.k'°''<is p:wcidcd for under section 53 of tho ()rim:inc,l proccd~~:c Act h2,d not cone into playo \Io arc ,;atisfici!. tho.t there is no substance L'1 this appoo,l v::lich -vr0 accordingly dicmics ontircly6 (1• 11 .. NAK.lll1E) JUSTICE OF A.PF3£\.L (R TT 1r1s~~.-at·) l ., !.~., "- ::i.N --~ JUSTICE OF .'.iJ?PI!l\L (A .. N& A. OTiill) JOSTICIG OF .:U'Pht!L I certify thc:,t t~1is is 3, t:ruo co"9Y of tl1c o:rigin.1lo