19940228 TZHC Dodoma

.UF.a.J..AT:·,, JU,.USD)ICTIO[if PC CfilIMIN.A.t J.Pl>Eil, NOe 31/93 F".:.lOivl Tm] D:~CISION OF TIDJ D:~:3'.1!2:.IC'l' CCU...-1T OF l\il>:;.lll'1-TA DI3T:UCT AT :r.z·.:,:i,pJA IN C?JNIN.il ,al'f;:;AL NO. 178/92 O:?..!Gll!cl. C:lD'.uN..J.. r,iS]; lTOr. 41~9-1 Olil 'illE J:Jlll,',:,:.tc! cotl~ OF M>1-T.J:P11A NSJ;J.i'IRI CRIML!Sic •• • • .... ~ V:S:-J3uS 'llie 8:j,)J.)Ol1ant l-Isa:tiri s/o Ohima.isi ,;m.s oht.!l,8eq, ~ ' cannctod o'! two of.tences a't )~ro.i,wa Urban !rimo:i:y Court. The f:u-st co'-llt .'l'eS 'Off oure1arzi- c/11 294 ot tha fenr..l Code Co.:p. 16 while the second. coi.,.nt ,iu tJf robbGry llith violence o/ss 285 :;i.nd 286 of the Ponol Code Cap. 15. J.f+.e1III . conviQti-on ho ,m.s sentenced to three ycc~'s a.nd 15 yea:,.~s ~prisonmont respectively Gnd · tlie sentences vre:i'.'e o:;.~c1e:.:•0d to l.'U.Xl conctu'l~ently. 'l1!1e fhst ~ppeal to Mp:·rapwa !>istl'iet Court wc1,s dismissed and hence this seOQl\d a!)pea.l. It tlc",s common f:t'otmd at tb.e -t;;:-ial thc.t tb.e compl~t Me.i..c;a.ret d/~ Sen,yegalo (Ptr. 1) 1tas on tha nif;ht o:f 6/6/1991 a victim o! bw:Jl.:17 z.nd xiob'be:ry. She as asleep i.11 h~ l10use with two Q:"o,m up clli1c.t.•en namely ~s.fawa d/o Mauta. (PW.2) then ~ed 16, a.nd. I)enis s/o- Ch.~si (PW. 3) then ac-ed 14 yea:rs. Lt o-1,ov.t 10.00 p.m. the c\oor to thflir house ,:t1.s b:coken open ..".nd a :,.'oi:..1)el' ruQhed ine 'lhe clr,nc1lter P:·r. 2 lit a. la:llP• T.b.e ~o'bber bec;c)n to a.ssaul t the complainant w~ .:foU down. Then the ::ocbot- snato~ed. a pe.i:i.' of ki tenco from the comple.inant m1d :i:-an a:1,sy ·with it. The ki tei.i.ce hz:..d Shs.560/.. tied to one eo:i."'nex'• L:·,t~ the m;;:.tter w&s 4,'G~o:i:'toci. to tJ::0 v:Ulr-,c;e tutho:d tie.s ond. t:1e ix>U,ce• ..Ul tJu-ee 1,~ tnose:os :r:·T.1, I'ii'a2 ,s:nd l';-J'.3 oldmcd to hG.ve !lo.d i(!outified the :;:-01:'bar as the a-2pej..la.nt, ~d th tb.e;, llol:p of the J,.i.).1t oi fuo lam,p. Th.ey sti.icl that they knew the a.ppellcnt ~;ofo:..:e u,s he is their viJ.la,s-em2,te• 'fuci'l on 26/6/1()91 P/C J, m:::;~y (mr. 5) ··iith the help of the v:l.lle,ge ~ttll•:d ties deoided to seo;::-o'.i.l the a.coused 1 s house. P:i:'cocnt ::;,t the seaz-oh ,.h,; tb.e village Chai.:i.111.:m Aue,1.:i.stino s/ e Nhyekwa (DW.3) and one Jon3s s/o 1-lkopi (:ir.,r.2). It is sc5~ ~.l ,,,,c ap:pel18llt 1s house nothinG a -t·ra.a z ~ ~~G4~ ....i.on • +'-- -x .-rcmu... -~c ... , +'• ,::,~;,~,p.;l. 'H:~ ·-~H~A- ,:!-,;-~}t :1, f!l!i 1°\iJ;i1\f,,w~ o-f ~}~S r-ii....A:;•oeA •,·rife Lotos, they found. the said. .!.(:nee woc::d.n0 z,, piece of ki torice c.nd ~e:.i, d~c)1ter TabicJ. "l're::.-;d.nc DJ).other eimilc...t' riuce -Of ki tell;;'.:,·e, 'lh'a compl!:,inant l'-:--!.1 id.ent:i.f'-ed tb.o-.t~ro picoes of kitonc::.i c.s the pcih' of ldte11r:e t.11,.::.t ,ra.! stolon :2i·om lie.T• Te);i.J, is the d.:-Xl{;J.fa:i? o:i:' t:::...o c;,pp1,0llcnt f'.i:-olii J.:-.is j.ivo:,.,oed 'l'lite k--no~. m1en g_uestioned it is said .l..gnes clo.imcd tl..1;;,t be wr,s .;iven t::.c, ;;,1~e of ki tenc;e 1:iy her dn.'.t.".1cr Tabic.. Rotrever 'ls!iia. hcd ti&t:.1:i.n:T to ~ • '!"4o •Olill'lo.L--iont P~. 1 ;;·nd he'.i:' tuo cM.ld.:t-Gn p:-r. 2 on.! 1':!. 3 ici.snti~icd the r,ai~ of ki~nce h'om two spec:i.aJ. r:, .. ks. li'i:~·-st t::.-.o:ce ,mo o. bi'otm # ··t,,.,, ~ c., w,--- _.l,., "'~•-- ···,':· c·:1 .s.~,,e \~._.._ -~-,5 1• •-'••....._ '-'-•,\,U.6 \t.u, -~·-· .L lr1· t"''1•·L:· C . ._ ~... J.1... ~• . .·,•n • +.. .--'- .1. S--.,,,..--... \;;NVJ.~ .:1,.,. th..,v ,,.,~r_,,~• ... o-?. ..,~ 1:L•~·• ~ ~!ned. !it ._."1:o -oo,:ner. T!.:.c i:c..:u.~ of ki tcnc-o 1-1as o4:.tl tted a.t the i.·bl r;a a.?1.~-----. A. I:e ::.\4 \b...'1-\ ..... •··' Xt -:~.s 2.. cJ1).er.;tio11 of r:-i::::tU:.::011 iientity. ~a :.'c~,::::..-.da tac ~CJ..l O, t1ienit,~ ~o osid tho,t ::.io kl.101-r notl::.inG a:1out it. IIo denied to !.'-Jee tto tffl) cam.:-ts belou I :.:::.nd thc..t t:.10 ca.se ·im.s :~·::ovcd .. ~,cron4 ~ ~ei::itio110.J,le doubt. 'llie:;:-e is -tf:;e e-viclenoe ·of visual 1~ti• !ie~t-,-0?\ tl1&,t 1-rn,o tt12i1.-e by tae comtlai,."1;_21t ._..nd he:i:> t\10 c~1ild.1.·en_. T'.!lat a~=~tonce 1s eo!;en-i ill c~ue ot tlle i\::,ot u'-"t thei·e w e plenty ~~ liLht t1-cm ~e 1i:JJ?.P v.nt the o,l)pclh.nt is t:....eir villace,,n::;te. 'Elat \"iSl'.oJ. 11_.l1ti:ics,t~.on ·;:, ,s t\:.e:.-.;,f()'J:·e i'.l:'ee :i'::•:om c:,.-:;.--o:-:-. As :::-~,:c;'.;;:ds tto 1>~ of _ki tenc;e'. I find tl-..::-,t tb.e:-i:e is ne °"-i:~cnce tet i.'1l~oe.-to ~o.• 1 t -;r.;.s t';!.c a.:;_:ipcJ.L nt ~/..o cave the pieocs ef k1. tc,n~,e 1 to ~~.is div~ced ·-:·.ife ~ea .:nd l:.is C:c,1.'![,b.ter T~..i;ic.. w,_a:t we h~ve ie lilO~e c,ecul::'.-tion ;;nd ~onjeott;,:e. So I OJn 11ot ~:·epo;.:-id to held tb.at tl'-0 o.~p:,e'-lent 1-rd.s ~ in const:','1.'- tivc 31ossess:i.~n cf ~"J.e. r:toJ.en .:)~-: of !e1 t:m~e. J3o th<?-t c-.a it 11;\SV :i: 2J11 sa.tis:::'iotl. Cc:.t the evirlenco o:t vis-4~ tclcllt1:f'i0u.ti01\ is ~-:e-ioiont to i;:.-ound 2. conviction. ~& =ieii1tattoee im~~d 1ra:re t~1c mi.,.--i,i!nwa w.1t.ler the le:;-• jn t;.:..0 e--;-01-it t;J.e o.::;ir,cd i □ <lisr2isscc.l in totc·. . C:,:de~ 0,-:.to:,:·din.::1.r• - -- _ .. _••• • -•---•••-•-••••riPo,- __ . ..:••:. ' ,· \ : tJ ;l~ ·K·:._:j~~::_:y_;:°5~ Jl,1)(,GJ . .....,_. ..-...~ 28/2/1594 ~~ T,;1e jud(,lllt:'.¥.tt c7.cli·;ro:•:ed in chc,ru1jGJ:'o in t:'.J.e p:,:esence of: lril' • lfyo.\1:u-i - Stv,te A.tto:.:ney tut in t:.ie 2,~:-se:103 of he cl,"_ppcllant. __ , __ ................. -~-- ·----------