19890318 TZHC Dar es Salaam

.l1 /S~Y {J)!i, . . IN Tll.:;; L:J:GIT COURT OE TJJ,JZ!.JffJi. LT DL1 ES SL.LiJJJ li.PPELLi~1Y.8 JIJRISDIC'l1IOH EIGII coTJRT CRlirrH:.1 IlPPELL ;_rc c, z9 or 1900 (Fr0r.1 oricina.1 · Crinincl Caso Ho,,1107 . of 1907 of' 1:ho District CO'w'.'t of Il.:olC- Diotrict o:t Kisutu) LL.1.J-::rr:::l:JCE JOIIN I{[J:IBONL •••••••••• , ••• 0 0 0 • ••• 0 ... 0 • •• 0 0 ~ ,.,LPPT:111.lTT ••• C · ( Ori 0 in.cl :~ccuscc1) versus T.::n:; unrT:cD REPUBLIC ............ ,, • ~ •••••• o • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • n:ssP01mJEI1T ( OriginnL.Prosecutor) J1DGMENT HlJDLMA, J • Lawrence J:)bn K,,r.11)0110. is o.ppca.ling cgai:.wt convictions f'or l:,urglary ancl stealing ,,mcl ·co;wu.rr0nt terns of inprisonuont :i..:1posocl consequent to tho conv.i.ctions,, Tho lca.:rned trio.l r.10.,.~istratc f'ouncl ostc1blishccl thnt a raclio ca,ssotte stolen fron tho house of Ui:1i d./o fJ.i (Pt-Tl) on the night of 9th July, 19G7 wc..s recovered fron tho a.ppollrmt on 12th JuJ.y·1 1987 c ,.. Mr. i'1Ilwndya; lon.rnoc.l (1(1vocc1to for tllo 2,ppollro1.t fi:I'.ocl aill~ c.re;"rnc.1 seven grounds of appocJ.~ . Tho gist of tl1csc ground.s is thr:;l; tJ.::o prosecution had proclucocl insui'ficiont ovidouco to jv..otify conviction n.ncl f'urthcir that this insuiTioiont ovio.ence hnc1. not boon _pro1)01~1y c.1~lyscd by tho triD-1 r.1fl.{';i::itre,to 0 . . Tho prosecution c.:i,llol":. :four Wi tnosscs one. of whon. i·TD.S rloclnrcd hostile,: ll.ooorcling:J.$: tho evidence for t:.10 prosecution to 110 considered by tho tri0,l court was that of thxoc wi tnossos.~ The ovicJ.02.100 of tho hostile wi tnoss u2.,s to be iG'].1.oretl. Tho loc:1rnocl tric1J. r.10zi strc.to did not however clo this; !.19· hac1 consiclorocl t::.1is cv.i.d.enco-, This court 1)ei11g tho first appellate court is cl:uty bound to subject -c::c ovic:.onoo to frosh anc.l o:,;:haustivo o:,:2.;:.tln'-..tio11 c111(l. ro.'.:!.Ch its own c.locisio~:s~ L.1 mcocuting this duty, tl::.o irl~cgu.J.ary co:1siclcroc.1 ovid.onco 1:Jjr i!lo ti~i2,l court would be ignoroc1.._ In c.loing· this, this cou.1~t woulcl be fa:.. a 11osit:j_on of dotcrnining uhethor JG32c i.rrogulari ty in consid.orinc tl10 ov.i.D.01100 of the wi tnoss c1oclarccl l~r the cau.rt c1s hostile was curc1bJ.o or ~1ot .. · Tho tostiDony of Ji;ho ni tnoss (PlT2) c.lccle;eod hostile- l:,y tl::.o com~t clid not forn tho cruz of tho en.so against tJ.10 appollDJ.1.t.i Tllo l0c1211od. tric.l nagistrc::.tc conv.i.ctod -l;ho appellant on tho strength of' tl.10 o_.v.i.donco of' the . investigating '' police o:.l;fioor . . D2007 Dot,.. Constn.blo Ez;oldol (Pff3),,.~ Lau:ronco Jlv~~cl.binea (P1T4) ,.::.nd Ur.1i i:J.i (PHl) t:mt tho c..ppollaat 1,2.S fou11cl ia possoss-i911 ·o'! n. rn.c1io co.ssctte four clcys o.f-i:ior it had. lxcm stolon fron o.. 1Ju:cglod 116use. Tho inproporly c_o,nsiclorod cv.i.d.oncc di cl :1ot touo!1 on. 'chis h.:,ving lJocn cor.1r.1i t-'::;oc1- 1:,y sor.io 1).:.1.k.n.0 1 .:'.~ ·'.Tci_J:.c nt- ·,;l::.c :'1c,:_.:,c. c 2 U.-.r.1. I.~~,. on 9tl: July, 19GG,., Ur .• l:Ilcor:clyc,,; ,: f'::.r::.;t 0Tci-x11..l of o,:-;:;_,;:,,,: ..:_;:c';,; -~·..,.c, loarnocl trial nn.sistrato hncl c:-·:-~cr.. 5::. ·: ::,-r r· :·fi. :i::,. :'.'r-.~:: : .:c. ·, · ,: fJC:-1..':i.. o:J.Sl.y 1 considering tho fact that tho mmo.1~ v: ·[".·,.:: ·:•o'.Y:.: ~i.: ;,: : ·_11 _:Ji (:;:fj_) 9 ~~[1(.1 is thoroforo surprisi11c. thn.t tho looxnod trial ;:-ia.._;-istrnto hc:L.:. crrad. :i.r:. ::.c.u a.nc1 ·•n f'cl-<J";; :i.i1 ::.wt consi<lorinrr that no roooons 11~1- bo(-:n. c:iyor-. l'.".';r ·fin Jx):i:'•:::0 i)l;.:.,·) ~r:-i. y ho could not tnko fine-or prints_ o:~ t"!.ro aom.1c., or o:r.:1..i2n OJ:· r ·- ·:/:r. :.:,"'..d:.i..o,. Mr. Mkoncly0, quos-'Gio.1od. tl:o 0::.-0c.l~.:1:.:L::::.y of" D 2807 D'.,·~c,rc:::10 G0:nstc1blc Ezok:i.c.P_ (PW3) D,nd w1-1.ro..'"10c l'.tm:::.kibi.rJc;:~ (f;:4) .:;~J.1,;~1i·~·-.···:~ t'.-::i.."t- PJ3 1Ti.i.f; try.i.J:JG to protect hinsclf f'ron his 2,,et:i.o:n u:!.:" ·-.:i.r5.1,c :.-:':;.r0n..:::'I.1s .i: c:..·,.:' ·---: ~::..11::,- tho appollruit and furthor thnt FH4 -,:-co riot ;:,n :tI;(Lopcnc.lo:o:t ~~ ~-;~'.':.'..! ·.. i :-,,-::: :.io hcc:l 1)0011 cxpocti!l{s :faVOU1--G fio!:1 Pl!?,,t :;_-~·LJ l'lt-~~- i_.!,C,·.Jl,~SC.(l J~~ . £' C.Qi".l\8<-.;.o tJUiev~~1i11t c,:( On ax:mination of tho o\r:::10,:;.,~0~ I >~'.-J(: no lxo:i,i;ci/.:i.o;.1 E~·t c..1J in llo:i_:.t.~1[; -'i:;)1a,t l)Oth Pir3 n.ncl PU4 £',re oroC::5.b:i.o :l".!."t<-1.GJ;-;:.nc. : : :':;.xr:·,::J.o:-:-: )1c:·. 0 :, ~ir:, ~1coi t1:,t.:;.o:r.-. coso a.n inc.l.oponclont wi tnoss,, °b'IJ lti.r.1 anc.1 not on concau.toc.1 s t'.)r;r "!-,c, p\ci'S ·.. '._.:.;;-3, tlw.t ho hod soon tho appollc,i.1·t. r1..r:: :.--.i:-rc.:,.,· ·,:.::::-- h·'..G cr~:i'.',;:;<.,..i.r1\:: c, ·022~;:ct uhicb ho ( tho 0,ppollnnt) 12.:'Gor thx-011 t,Ya~;r,, lT:t,YJ ;:.;-_:J i.r~o ·':-h:5-c. ·;1,'_,<'.:<:r·t- ·\1c, 0· c; l"Ul:i.o :i..c.ix,:i, iclontifiod by Fi-Tl b"J its soriaJ. n1;r_,"';o:tD 2..:1 710:c :::'ooo.~:'.; :_~- .~-;·.0Jt•L1 r:.::d.::.o,., F\[4 ., 0 0 ,0 0 •-N• 0 [r;_;1: ~G:10.\~ ..J., .•.: n.ppollnnt nf'tor piclci:'.IG ·t:].o c:.roppr;-:.1. wt~.:.c .. rw.uung D-wny, noitho.r PlT3 11ff:.- Pi-TA c.l:i.c.i. 0J:' ~Jci2..(l c1.i.,:y-::i1_;;_~r; --_.-., ::·..• ,.,,i Yi.;.:.,. i]oc,-i :1:1y clid ho run lmW c~t tho ::::icllt of 2- y1L ,J•)7.'.•:-' :.:.:? ·'-' 1-::'. 0 : : 1 '.)·:. >:-c,_,·;"!,::'.o .:.i: cu.i."1:i; consciousness? .h·:.·.1 ,'····'·r, r,,,-1)0.1-1.-:n-t 'i ·1.1.·1 •. •• • • .,. {..-'..r:' ...J (,.. i_J / ' ... 3 ...; lx;,on 3·ivon WM_ justifioc.1,. HT3 hc.,s noth:1.ne; to bo n.sl:i.cnod qf' or hie.lo~.' . ·. Ik hcil. porfornocl t .. public c.luty oncl oor:inomlo.,bly,.. Lil:owisof P\-r4rrJ pc...rtioipc..tion in tho o.rrost of tho a.ppolln.nt is proporly ~plail1oc1 1:zy- tho oviclonoo 0 IIo hGCl gono to tho police s·bo.:'t;ion c:.s a.llucloc.l -Jio a.bovo on n Dission unconnoo-t;od with thi::; 02-:Jo,. · RT3 ue,s o.,lso invcsti- go/c;inc tho caso tha,t hc.c.1 tcl-:on hii-:i (PiI4) to t:'.lo police stdior.... ~=o left tocot'..10r with PW3 who hru:l dooiclocl to first doc..1 with tl:c co..so. 1L1c'. or co;.1sic1-orc:.tio11 0 It w2,9 :u1 those cirour.1ote:,11cos tha.t ho f'ouncl :.:di:woli' i:;wolvcd in this ccso. :-lha.t wo..s ho ..31.lj_)poscd fo do - lcnvp Pll3 alone 0110...00 ~o 1 8,ppollont? Rf 4 is n.n c.n:iy officer nnc1 c.,s m:pootccl of hir.1 pu.blio spirifoC... Ile 11.<..-,/ruro..lly o.ssistocl in c..pprchonclints· tho c.ppcllm1t. It is lx.1,solc,Js to ovon sucgost thD..t tho pc.rtioi1x1tion of RT4 in this a:i::orciso _wr..s i11to11!-1ou. to on6--rn.tiato hinso1£ with PlT3 - for _uhn.t onG no.~r o..ska To Th.".ko P\JJ porforr.1 . his public duty to invostiec:'rn oo;:Jpln.ints 1:.ur ·hl.J.o pooplo? For nJ.1 tho roo..sons ou.,i;linocl c..bovo 1. I soo no r.10ri t in this 0-j_Jl)G[',1..s It is _n.coordi11G1Y disnissocl.. Corant. RUBJ:J:1£1., J e · Po..rtis nbsont Jm½-aont dclivorc<l.,. C JUDGE 10/3/1909 .. .•