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19931117 TZHC Dar es Salaam

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Holding and result

The appellant's conduct was inconsistent with an innocent driver; evidence established he knew the goods were stolen and not destined for the District Council, justifying conviction and statutory sentence.

Court disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • conviction upheld
  • sentence upheld
  • order for compensation upheld

02

Material facts

Parties

Kcesirini L.J.S Livasco

Appellant

State

Respondent Counsel: Learned State Attorney

Amounts and remedies

  • Value of Motor Vehicle Tyres: KES 648,450
  • Value of Clothing: KES 44,350

03

Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Criminal Appeal / Judgment

04

Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
Appellant argued his role was limited to carrying out superior instructions as a driver and that the sentence was too severe for a first offender.
Respondent
Respondent argued the appellant's conduct was inconsistent with that of an innocent driver and he had reason to know the goods were stolen.

05

Court’s reasoning

  1. 01

    Penal Code s.302

    Conviction based on evidence implicating the accused and statutory minimum sentence

06

Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The appellant's conduct was inconsistent with an innocent driver; evidence established he knew the goods were stolen and not destined for the District Council, justifying conviction and statutory sentence.

Court disposition

appeal dismissed

  • conviction upheld
  • sentence upheld
  • order for compensation upheld

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TZHC · 17 November 1993

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TZHC

Judgment· 17 November 1993

19931117 TZHC Dar es Salaam

,.. L CJ.'JJ:iTIJ.AL LP:r?TIJL.1 lJO. 88/ 93 \) VITG3US JUDGfllEET KcEsir;i LJ.J.s l,Iv..sc., the ap:ucllc.nt, nnd. two others wer0 c:1~,rcecl with two O0-~ .:nts of olJte:L.'1.Dlg goocls ~1::- false p:r0tenccs 1 a/ s 302 of t: ·.o Pom-J_ 0oclee TJ.1.0 2,IJ:i:-'oJ.h:nt f c:.-,tu.t"ec1 2,s 2:ncl e,,...;mUJoJ. d,-r~'ll1G the t::..>ir-,1. "iJ2oi1 conviction l1.o w::,::; nontcncecL to e;o to jo,il f o:;? five :.:·oc.,:;:,n Oi1 e:--,ch count~ Tl,.o ,;o:1toacos ueJ:.>0 OJ?<7-02oi.l The :pctitioj_1 of (~:;:ipoo.J. hc,s five p:'.:.?c.: ;_•[:-_phs w'h:Lch <licoJ_oco •-,~-flt;[D. O.i.u.JI -~'--:,l::lJ.C r--.-.-,.,,,... (..;.L OL-'.le_,J t',~.l.t;, ··-'-' u ~•-0 1-'·~•~"t • t·2:·.t C c:,:?oc":. u:.-,0:1 o, .,,.nvc. :.:-ic-J. Ll~·c::i.s 1 ho fot.:nc1. th,; G_:\':01:1_,-:nt (JJ.il t;;- in view of t;.co f;:,ct thr\t r,s D:ri-,.,~c::- his onl;7 :;_•olo 1r:..o to o:--,J:-:.:-3° out Sl.!)01.•ior :L...·1r:rt:a:-L'.Ctj_ons f'.i..'Ow. his offico:cr::Jo w::-2 imposed on ::.ur:1 o..s 1,e:Li1G too sove:?c for c, f:i.:L'st of:fcnC.01· li:ce b.imtt (p-;n), t~.10 tI..0:1 ..-.cknr,· Dist:,:-ict Tilxecutivc D:i;•:0ct01.· fo:c Kisc.170lro Dist:.:-:i.ct, d.irlcovo:;:•ecl th: t t}.:-.0 1st c,cm:.scc1 pc:;.'r::oi1;, forc;ecl cloet~-1011ts wl.lio)1 p1.U.'}?o~ctod to s~:con one :Donif, ce Ko;,frr. k .c1 1Jeon r:ut}::.o:;.•irlod to ccll0ot sto:.:·oo on i,ohcJ.:f of tho Dist~"ict Council. inc.ccd 2,d.ii.U ttoc1

thd t;_:..0 1st c,ccus0d WT'.S one of nine people u::.:o ;,_p,c1 1Jecn Gtitl;o:ds0cl to oolloct stores on uc;_,::lf of' tho Dj_ct::-:'.vl; •. C. 2 P:H teutifioc7- t:,_··t t~,.o 1st r,cGL1.Sed forced. ,., lotter whic)'.'. 1-r.·B intenclGcl to j_nt'ocl.-:.ce nine offico:i:·s to t;io Gov0rnr11ent Sto..'os f Tllo porson w']::.o m>,s c.cld.ed to tho list H::,s not :,l1 errrgloyoo of t~,.o L.000::·c'..:'11:, to l":iIJ r:, f·ct w:O.ic> wc.,s oo;.Jf).:..',Uocl_ ;:y the 0-ppellc..nt, 0,1 2,1.t~~ ,T::.i.1;::. J?;/ 1990 t'..:.0 C.l)~}cJ.::i.c;.1t, who wr~s Oiil)J.o~•od U3 r, cl.J.•iver ltr t:ie s,.c.id C01.mcj_l, in 001,:U:)tl'l;/ of t:1e s,."cicl :Oon:i:fe:,ce Kom;J, encl t'10 lot c,CCL1.Sec1 clrovo to t:1.0 Gov0):•111:10i1t ;Jto:-:os e,t De::;: es fJ···].:·:·a-.1 ::.1cl_ ooJ.leotect 20 motor t]:'"c1_0\: ty:ces Wo:;.'th s::::G. 648, 450/ = J.)Ui~_po:::>ti:\} to do so on 1J0hclf of ti.10 KisG:D·1re Di::i-briat Council., Tb.o tdd.nc; of these ty:;?os is t;·,.e ~J;:-.,sis of t:10 fi:L~nt oount., Ttro clE,;ys ::..1:::io:;:- to t1:::.is event, th,·.t is on tho 22nc1 of JQJ.n,1:::.ry 19907 TulO O,OC-e,:.,SCd took clotLin3 I.'.l-'.'.t0:dru worth sJ.:ss443/50. It wo.s oormnon (;i:'oum1- tho.t GJ.l those SE.9plics wero 10,·.cl.ed Oj,1.to, 0.11.Q~ co.rr1occ • 1 - 1 c-,.;or2c., ;:-, mo t or v-e~tcc , . 1 o w1. t',.l 7_,;•oc;1::-; ., • .i. • 0re,u1.on ·'· -r.-r t'"<'i"' 1022 .1.~000.1.-.. 1 It

WC'.,S nlso r.clmitted ~TJ' the 0,ppell~.'.:nt tJ.mt he wr.,s tho drivor 1 o..ncl clicl drive t>d motor vehicle into ::ncl_ from tl10 Gove:rnme:nt Sto:,.:-es cofill)om1.cl4 It offloc,decl sor,101rJ:.o~c:-0 in Dr:J.~ es S2,l2,em,. m1c1 t:,.c st~plies ~ c not delivorecl. :il1to t~1e ]_)ossession of the Kism·mro Dist:;.:.•j_ct Coru:10::.l. cftor offloc.dii.,.c t::Lo St,;p11lios fa•om tho lo:.:r;y t:.1.c C:_;_)pellrnt wc,s dlowed to ~:;:;-o off., IIo cl.id not clisclouc this mctto:..~ to Af'tor ox:T1~..n:·.11.:, tlJ.is ev:tcl.cnc0 t;).o l0,'.'.?~1ocl t1:oio.l BC,G:i..Stj_--~~to e:zpresscd sc.tis:fc.ot5.on thr,t there 1n·.,s c1,r2l0 e-v-iclenoe wh:Lcl:. L·.'[>lioo.,ted the c.,p1)ollC!l1.t. He cJ.so 0011Sidcrecl. the C,IJr,olJ.:::nt I s defence t/.ct M n more cl.riYor his role wr.,s l:i.L1itod to oc.:..--.r;y:i.ng out su-20I"io:.:- :inst:,::uotio11S o __ T::10 lc-:.·,:cnoa. tric,l mr.,c;ist,.:-do,s r£ter 0011Sid01.--i.:v: tLe clefenoo;:; ['.:i1c1 -t:,.o cirC"tli.;JStGncos s1.1:;;To1.tndinc;- tho clest:il1.2,tio::.1 -:"'l of tho t;y"I'os .s :.'o :0~ .ocl c ooJ.~:eoct :fil1clil1c t;r-,t tho oonduct of t::,.0 0 a,ppellC!.l'lt wc~s :ixi.oonsistent with nn i:nnooent d:dver6 ThCTe is re['.Son ¾-' t:10 c.p1)elJ.;.·1nt to lJolievo thd ho knew tlla.t the 1st v.ocr,.,-,.sed hru:1 stoJ.0:1 t::cc t;;::ees 9 encl sino0 t: '-e t;y:,:-cs ~)elongac1 to tho Governi;1011t, t: ·.o q_:rpellc:nt hncl.

roG,Son to know tlld thoi.--:- dest:iJ.1;:-,,tion 1rcB t::io Kisr-.j_Y,F0 Dist:r.ict Counc5.l 211c1 not a rriv.:;fo residence in De.:,: os 8r.,l2,o..11.. 3 On -il10 stronc.:,-t:: o:f t:1is 0viclonco tho conviction of the c;_9:i.)0llr-,11t on 1)ot:, oo-:.uri:;,.; c-.n,."lot 'be fn-ultocl. L~ M/-sol,'Iwrln~c..n:'.J-',, .' lo~~necl Stt-,to Ltto:i':1e;:r su1JDU.ttec1, the c,J?::?Ollr::.nt wc.s propo'.i.~~r 001'.IViotod., the stdut◊::•y u:i.;:i::.au,-i sentence,. I.n tho l'os·d t t:.10 C,j_)J.)O,.l is cUsr,ri.ssocl. Oonseg_UGntl;r~ oo:wiotion, sentence ei.1.1c1 oi,Qoj_, for oor.a:pensc,tio1w c..re 11pholcla l!l.1 '-._j·VI·- .L-·-·~~---1 ,,_~ ____ f ~ '.'-'°.l.- J • ' lL :r.LL-';.CK.AlfJ.!1.

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