NA TZHC Dar es Salaam7

CRihlNiJ., .:.r:E-EJ; NO• 14.2/94 Original m. Case lfo. 2504 qt 19"94 ,·: Of the DJ.strict. cov.rt of II .iLA. Diz t:dot at KIV\JKQtlTI : 1 ' . .JJefOl'8 M.O. t.0:~{.. D::.::itri, i, i\Jae;iStru.te J.A,l?BER M.ANG-:n..:.lEL© • • •• ••. · • ••• • ~,~-1;_f ~:~ .. u A.FPELLAliT VERSUS··::_ .UNITED RE'PulILIC •• • ••·•. • · ·u • ........ • •• • • • RE$POND1ll'NT JUD'JMJ:.l'TT '\. 'We appellant io appealing from hi,s· comrictibn by the District Courl ot ll.ala, a.t Kivukoni, Dar es SaJ,.aam for tlle .offence of oallBing bodily - r .. injuries through careless diiv~. of a motor vehicle on a publica road 41 and 63 (2)(b) of the road Tratio Aot, 19'/3., iJie pa3?ti®lar of the o:t.fen~e Jti: oh..'lJl.qP~ ue_:;:·e. stated thµs in the ohai:~ sheet' .: ... . ) ft b pel'Son ob.argod on. the 4t);, d 0 '..:. 7 of Augv.st, 1994 -at about 14.31.· · h0\,1,X'S along TU.Zara wi t::.ii:.'1 "lile :;:>i:;tr:l.ot of llala. Da.r ee: Salaam 1 region, bo:mc; tb.o dri!{er allc1 inc;.1~::::o of motor vehicle .Reg. N'Q, SU 31463 ;-lla;,:G Isuzu lo~y dic1: dr:iva he;'said vchiole a,n the . . public l'oad cn.:cclGr.;nly to ·wit, >e taiied to ta.ks proi;<3l' preoarition whUG rove:roing his motor vo:J.:i.ole and aJ3 lU'G~ult ha lmoolmd.:.down .. on Mlluuned Mwinyimlo.lU v:::.o wafl oitting dat,m 2..nd oauaod him ~ SU#er or.· . sus ta.in bodily inju:ries through hiB ~ s d:t'~ Aftel'a the charge WaJ:.l read ov0r jo him by tho court below -tho ~pellant iS . ,' .., reoorded as ha.Ving repliod1 n It is truo" A. ploa of guilty wafJ entered aiid upon tb.e ~ t Q l : being 1'8qui;red to Sta.to tb.G faote of the caze he the proeoa,. tor) stated, 11Fa.ots a;ro DfJ pen. charge ohoottt • Iu this a:ppeal tho appelleJlt is chaJ.lo1l{j'ing the regul_ari t;r o£ _the· plea, . . " It is tl'UG" and 1he staJoooont by the prooeoutor that facts were per· cb~ f,-' as ·sheet Mr. Nassoro, learned advocate, for· the a,ppellt1nt, referred thja ~ :_,-,.· t.<t-l'usufu•liJa.~ri V .R. (1969) · Ha D ?,42 kn.12 Lie {19~ . ..lWD ~6 in 8Upl)"Zt _· of ~ t • e contention£! that the appell211te plo~ ~~-•~ Ya3,' of·. 4f stat~ the faota of tho case. . ' 2 In vusu filletr·i v,~....Q..t,.. J. Statud tb.D..t, u:.KlI'O t>.e plo2. ic in tb.0 terll\S 11 It is not truo 11 tLG -plo:1. :i.c irro,guliJ..:I' c'..nc:. ~'i.O RC ~'\Y overturn tho prooeodi.ng.3• In R.V. ... . Joooph A,1~-pb.onco it n,:o hold thr.t -;,_~\_(, 1,)I'Opor proceduro :i.J.1 tak:ing a plea + is a (a.) the cnari30 fo rof'.d cU'ld e:.;-..11lc1.:i.nod to tho accused whoro tho:ce are more oooenti than one, 02,cl1 of' Gl:..ould b-: · put uc1,2.r2-tolly •. ( (b) the ploo, ::-;b.ould bo rocord:;d in t>.o c"•,cow~od.s ovm wordr. whore necessary quostionG r,::',,.o: :c: bo :r:.ut to tho 2..ocur;cd t:) rnclm it ckne,..r nhether he admits .ovary o::ison-'d.2J. qomti tiont,:; of 02,ch o.i:fonce cha:rg::d. (o) tho ploa is entered (d) the facts cll0 0od aro stated by tho prosecutor in m.uficient detail to br~ out 311 tho o::JDontial con<Jtituents of' tho offoncos charged and also to anr.blo tho court to a,sso::;s tho r g.ravi ty of the offouleeJ {o) the aocused is- aJJuod if ho admits tho .truth of tho sta_torront; if ha does not, ho mu·:i t bo given -'d10 O-.l?l)o:r.tv.nity to change ·his plea UJll.Qa'3 tho pros0outor accepts the n.ccu.l3d® corl'Ootions and if nosossary ~plios for lo.::.vo to eJ110nd t.(10 oh2..-r(_sOS • (f) if tho ploD.. io not chargod, a comriction is ontorod. Mt- Nat1soro · ~.mpb.aoidod that. tho p:t'oo,,od11-:co 1n R.V I &phonoS.J.O. th,e. cor:root :procedu.ro for taking a plon. ~ s Kaauk.1,, loo.mod stated Atto:rnoy, agrood with N . ML-. aJ;soro and. acooptod 'i:ib.ll\i;. tho. proood1u-c c,doptod in tho trial-court· in th.is. caao Wal3 inadequato 2J1d ll'l"OC:,Ul2.X• Sh.o doolil1od tb.orofor::; to support the appall,• conviction, r Yi th rospoot, on tJ.1.0 c,v.thor.i tics abcrvo a I !12,vo also to agroo thB.t tho pr(?cecre adopted· . . in tho court bolon in roiation . - to ttj.r; capo was highly ir:roet.U.a.r• I have -vo at3 .I hero by do ovortu±n tho procoodin0 G of ·i;ho court below by quc1,ahing tham togothor vti th tho conviction tb.oy contain. ~ s e l woro of tho View that iB I quash tlio conviction I should sot -the p ap~llnnt free 6 'Th.J.S ~ be tho rosul t in a propor ca130, but in this case· what is cb.al,J;ElllgOd is tho proc0duro followed :i.n arriving at tho appollant ta oomriotion and riot ,-m.othor or not he did 110 C01Wict tho offonco charged• I tb.illk in these circumstanco thcrof<hro tho propor course for tllis OOUl't to takG is to direct tho hoJiding proper pxoooadil'J88 in placo of the qu.aahod oMa, I ordor and ~ e t a i::fial \ p.0\7'o , ~ .tho e,.ppollwt. .. ., _. • t.,, .... 3 It is hope a. thd c,t t.-.1.0 f1w;h tric.l tb.o oourt .-1ill ta..lto into acooaocovat tho period b.) .::.c,'J ;,;orvod under t'..,.c procoodinl,'Tj ·which I have quaahed in paJ3oing sentence on tho ;~p:pollant - in C."-;'b he ir:J convictGd again. Proceod:i.n8 of the District c0u;rt 2r1.d tho conviction they aonta:i.n, q_uashod. · A frGsh trial ordorred. LJ..A. Ifyando JUOOE DAR ES S ~ .CERTVIED TlI::J~ GOPY Q,.i' TED ORIGilJJL . - ,aw1~~ ~ Mal1~nto . i}ilfil;JIOR D8l=DTY BEG.W~ • I .,