19700817 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
The evidence of identification by the complainant and her husband, both knowing the accused, was credible and left no reasonable doubt as to guilt. The defence evidence was inconsistent and failed to raise doubt. The original sentence was insufficient given the brutality of the assault; a higher sentence was warranted.
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- Citation
- 19700817 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: JY HJ1.l,:.i.1 J11., ill1J:~ * •• G • 11 • fl & fl • J\.; Appellant: ATH1ANI MKUB\:JA; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 17 August 1970
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing, Minimum Sentence
- Source Language
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Parties
JY HJ1.l,:.i.1 J11., ill1J:~ * •• G • 11 • fl & fl • J\.
Appellant
ATH1ANI MKUB\:JA
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for robbery with violence was properly entered
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was appropriate given the circumstances
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence of identification by the complainant and her husband, both knowing the accused, was credible and left no reasonable doubt as to guilt. The defence evidence was inconsistent and failed to raise doubt. The original sentence was insufficient given the brutality of the assault; a higher sentence was warranted.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Original sentences of two years imprisonment set aside
- Sentences of four years imprisonment substituted for each appellant
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Criminal i~ppeuls No. ,1.13 c1.nJ. 419 of 1970 (Originul Criminal Cu~e Ho. G~9 of 1969 of the Di8trict Court of l,ibe~ ... :Obtrict ,:;_t ::be~1 ) • Before:- W.J.jbinu, Es~., - Resident Mugi~tr~te I ' \ 1. 1JY HJ1.l,:.i.1 J11., ill1J:~ * •• G • 11 • fl & fl • J\. . PPt~LL ... 'ff_(,? 2. ATH1ANI MKUB\:JA verSllS I Robbery ~ith Violence c;s 2L5 d!l(;_ 2cG of t,;e Fetli:il Code. --- r •c··rr l L· ..... ~~:- J.·~ 1 d • , ~ r111 .,.10 • L\J~ ·, ., • ,£.~PJ?~J.J..dl.'L·cs , , , J:•e c . - , • ~ 1,:(. . ··' ·' · .l;.lc:~:__,~--~. t,:.J. \J.l:, ,ti~\ c.~JJV~c ,.___, · \ - .· -, ·'"l,e~ .:i :'.-· . 01' 0.u oJ'fe; co of rob1)ery N:i.th violence in t1.o JJ1utr1ct Co1.,,rG ,_,I faoe;yn / ,. an d tvere r;e1;·~er-cea. t·o ·vuo . . . ....c.nti ;')ec,rs :;_mr;.1'1Gor . 00·1 'I . tl .,,1eir1L. . .., ul 0~·0r ·L1lG/ A > . • I/ / I ; str,.tutory ueef, ,[H8[i co:q.1orol 1)1\n:i.shumd; 1.,c"(',, be ilill)O'Ged ,.rhc8i.' \(08 .}J:r·ovisims ot -~,.12 i•1ini1num ;Jentenoei .:.ctt neit1,er 1;r.rs: 01•der~:.C_ to ~·0ceive stn1keu. ·--....... - \ f('1·•~· CP<:)"' f • ,1,...., J ·He n·r•oc•,::,c·1.,•·l:-'Lo,, -'L''' "' "-'ilYIPle 'J'lc'l ~-l•-1\.._,. 0 ( ) .J. •• '" _,_,,.., .L .\. 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Before tnis 0v0nt sho w,u-1 u.blG to call out 1 but nt'ter 1 beinb beuten 1 she became unconscious. . , Her h1.rnr• . :c11d. h,Id bsen at horne I but I booominc:; an:x:ioun w2 ·to he:;.' ... e(ed return, set out 'lio 1 oo.tc for 11crj he found hnr on tho v1::;_:r 1J i!1,.. ou thd growi.d. 1,j_ tl1 t.he "i:'"rn 2ccur:;eti rob;,;i11g '":::r of LT mone;y 1..1,,,d. bls,e.L:i :,~ frf the i,;omuis il,:f'licted upon ,1er by the t~o robber-s. 1fi10 two mer, took : their liocl f3 i·1IH~i. theJ' scm tlle CtIJP~ of thtJ huubuud. , I -- I It H, in e-.;iclo: ce {1-.,nd. not clis utcd.) ti.,,Jt both ·.;;-1e cornpl~tin:wt / her i - 1 I buab~ni knew both cf the two ~caused by si~ut. A report w&s accord~ I mad\': to tlle Police ancl. e. part;:r cf constal;l";12. set out and. ,,.:rresto::: t,:wo _. acc• c-!•""" who ;,,iere : ccordit",,,;ly ch2rr.,;e'1. with tlie of:fe _ce; bot.i:1 of therrfied. 1 knowledce of tbe event. , ''1' J ·.LJ'.'j;tJ , G}1iO (lCCU88Ct > i!,;'O.V0 •, GVlO~efjCe C.:'lQ ., Nt"S.,_7 <:.t V~ll i;:; t l .. c. l, ,,.!, or..,I J.•,,.! 1.,L,,~,~ b -'l,.. Uc~';} t•·•1~ .1,.:.G/'- been driniing :fro1n f3 a.m. until 2 p.m. 1:.t!lli. there,,._ftc,:r 1-,er..t to thu .a of one Edv,r,rd Gogo ,d1ere J;hey rc,.1:d1,ed 1rntil 10 p.rn. nnd ·cher,:a:f'tei3p1/ ' there. t.111_1ey callee<. thre,: w:ct.nes~;es to su_pport thif.l ~J.leg~,tion l)u,~se . · thr00 1•Ji tncsi:.es 1.:,uve such dif'fer~111. t vt:rr3iOtHJ of the two ~wcusedi., 1 /tnoJ · s that the leurned. t:c:i.r.1.l mct{2;istrute tiaf..\ mu:ble to mu~,;:e ,<.i,~tthin.~. o·u·~l their evidence. After 11.?eviet-dn,.., the whole of thG Otlse, ·cho -t;riul(t found. tlir.,t tho story as ti vun by th., evidence of the rn·oseouhon ~saes wns true unG. tb1t the 1;uoe for thn defeuce oomph,tely f ,dlcd to r:u~y dou.b1i in the Court's mind which could operr;ite:l for ·foe benef'i1 J~\\ the accused. Convictions were accordingly entered a~aiu~t eachpf e two ace 1..1:':led. ; 1• · . . J \ After re1:,<-linc; t.l:le record o:f:' the case, there c:in ·be li ttleldoub \'-i't Urnt -the 1_.1r0Deo.ution c,::,:e ,l.'tw ft::11y e(:;t.!).b1ished. ,,.g:.:iirn.:,t t1H~ t11q D.J:.lP◊~-~ta and that tJ.1.!;; defence Ot?1BG vi:f.'tuall;y ai:Kunts tc .not ,.ing; as (l qor1r::1eq/eee t I find. t1.i.2t the evitlence bef' ore the 101-JE)r Court le.~::ver» no rea;,onu.'Xe ·1 doubt as to the guilt of the tW1w 1:1ccuseci and. ·:,hut tl1oir ,.t_ppG,.il s we \ without r~ii;i.b.stance. / / I . .•·• ~12. I . idll n:m:t:t f t::tU' -i __ -~ "',. .t!: v0nce1•_11ed, I note tL::tt mile learned. pc.u:rned the mintmuni sentences pe:;:-mi:;;sible under the la:w. 1:Phe 1:.sse.u.lt WD.s & brt;.tal ono ap,.t tte complair.12.nt - a. v1omun-t-.rLl.S not onlv st1·uck ,ij_th fists but w, ,_; knockht uncorn:,cious with ;: ,_ rcitick or- otJ..1.er blu.;rt ~,e,.i>On; she St,:Cf,.n-od ti;o llOltncib bi reauon of t:ir::J c,.ssaul t. 'lo mv r,1inJ., the ;;E::nte,.Geb <1:Jflef,' e,. by tlb le:11°11ed. Res:\.d.ont ::agif..'lti•ate ti I · :::,re quite irrnuf:r:i.cient ir1 vi0w of thq circnmstcu,ccs of tho o~.so; t:,ere were t,,o ;i.•obb2rs who took p2rt in ·tJ,e 8.Sfkiu.l t u,.G~ u.ctual viiJlenco H~•.s inf1:i.cted upon ·the woman. t•J;.,o uau 1;t,·uck uncon2,cious. I think th:.t f,..~ch. fL,.c'Loru ough.t to be t,:;~en into consider~1tion in dec'idi.1 ! L, · the 3en"i,ec:lc which oue,lit to pa.SSE~d. In the circumst£nces of th0 cuae therefore, I sett aside the se11ten.cec of two yee.r,., im:prisoum_::1t pt13ned. 1.;_pon '.;.H;;f,;e two offender:: i:,n.d f3Ubsti tute tl1erefor,:11 sen:~e11c.-..~ of· four ~{e~~rs im~,,riij0nt1·. .:11t eaci-1. ~)a-\iO for tl1is 011l.!.2tl1Ct-tt1e11t o:f -t110 pu.nin1.11..0n~:,s of th,2 t\'JO ~1.p:pc11:.;.n-ts, the appealu ure forthwith swnmari1y re~ected. ( 0.1.1 • Hi. ,LYH) JUDGD. '.