19880330 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IlT T:.IE I:IG:I COG.RT OF "i'AtJZALTIJ. L..??ELLLr11E JTDI3JICTION :IIGI:: CCL£t.:.1 c:,_~J:l]J]TJ.1 J.P?Ei.L HO. i 23 0]' 1987 (:i_;'-_con oriG°ino..l Cri:·.1il1d Cc-se Fo.2G2 of -1906 o:f th0 District Co1.D:-t of 11:cl.-,, Dist;;iot :-:,t Kisutu)_. LJJIDLIHE Ml'..TTIEli • 1 I , , + • , • • • • ; • • ~ o 1 •- • o I 1 ~ • 6 o f I • ~ > • o o • o • .J..PPELL.[Jf.i: ( Oric:inc'.,l :~001..wcd) versu.s ~~l~JD UJJITED TIEPOJ3LIC ~ • , c • , ~ , ~ o c " • a o e o o ; \) o o .. :) • t o ~ • o o :o • • &:,;~~SPQ:.;])~l(' (Oricin01 i~~oscoutor) ------ JUDGE r1 E-H T of' Il:::.1;:-, '.".t ;.~1 su:'7.1:, D~,;;." e: s 80L---,:V:1 rte(;-ion 1-ri th t~1-e of:fcnc€ s o1 ~10'0.so lxrcdct.1-ic c/s 29:t~ c-..11,,_ st€clD.1c; c/s 265 of ·i;he Pon.::-.,1 Coe.le. Disr/Gis:ficcl liy the oonvio•cirn.1 c.:,1c'. o~::.1-t::m.000 :1c h2.,s 2,ppcc.lecl to this CO'tU7i 2.ncl his Lovrn:r Court ,"XC t}:~t t].:o oo::i~)l;:,:i.nd1.t.s one ncc;:i.112, Tbbuln. ( Pl·12), ;~111 c;:1ployoe of Tc.nzc:n:i.2' Lwe ot:.1cnt TI:-..nk ( TJJ3) 1-r:7..s 2..t t:-..c n;-,,-tGri::.l ti::10 livine in 2, SIDO hos-tel. I:J:::in. zu ( PU3 ) c.',.,.""lcl sGconc1 r.ocuscc'!. in t!:.o Dis•0riot Court i}U-t W'.'-·S r.-..cqt).ittec1. on 1Jo-'.;:.1 t>o counts.- T!:o tb.J:Ge parsons in ·t]:.o OT(!.G~c.. I J_'..'.'.,VC set Ot'!.t [',iJOVG li vccl :i.11 l"00i:lS 21}, 25 IlG"~ rn.72) 'l" ( J.-V° ~l.J.,.:.LJ '·· ~(~ .:...:.l~!.., ::;.-.io;1;:; o thcr :i.11 his roon r~ s~wo I'c'..(~io o.ncl o.. Gowin[; n::c:'J.ine. On 19/2/86 the c1ey hex tl:.:i.ncs, inoluclil1-.:; tho r::u:lio, ucrc stolen fron hor 1•00 s in l'Iorocoro-6 Wh-~lc '.'..t I-Io:.:o(;'oro PW: rccoivoc1_ n. tclcp]~one cc.,11 r..nc1. w-'cs inf'or- r.1oc.l of' the tho1:•;;,r She ~.:G·mr;1cc1. to Dr.x cs Sf'..1:-:,..:n i;:i:..1oc1ic'..tely, ·. Sho oa.rriocl t:,o ovid01:.co :;y PH4 :i.n ·c>.3 Lower Court, tJ.:.,..,_;c :i.;1 tho nic;ht o:i: 20/2/1906 i,o~ innoc"'..fr.,te:,Y z-:£-cGl' nirl-~'li:~"'.'ht of 19/2/86~ wl::.ilo on c":.uty "t t::o go..te W'.,S :1oi11c ,:,,,t ih0t ti1~c o:::' ·1:;::,.o nii::'.1t, Tl,;chcw iG ::12..icl to hr.:vc in:fornccl the 1mtoh1Jc:.i"1 th2.;c ho w:-'.,O cc~1c; ·co Kisut-u ~)ti.s st."·.nc1 to oeo off' ?io:;:,0 I-lism10~ of' the IIostcl c"'.,tc,. P!'lf~ now 1Jco;:•..DG susp0otio11s.., It is in -bl:.G rooor-cl o:f the Lower Co·:.U:t th,....,t Piorro 1:..:,.i'.. loft his ko;rs to Zoph:mio.,. '- June. ( PW4) o.skod Zeph;:'JU.c.. ;i.1 c'J,Yobody hN:l :o.1oclcocl at tho cloo:r ot P:i.errG 's roon. Tho ::11s1-io:r WC',s in the noc;C',t:i.vo. It waulc1. 2:;,•pcC'..r ·lihv:b Jur.12. wru1t0d to lmve ·t:1:i.s inf'oI'lX',:t'ion to lil'ik Ho..thow' s story tlmt ho wv,i;; 5oinc to see off Pierre .:i.t Kisu.tu 1ms st[121cl on lris wcy to T 2,ll[_;t¼ Fron the story of' ·tho wc,tchr.1[121, Ilo:::;':i.i1.2, ( PW2) 1)GCOL1G suspeciaus on the conduct of rl>t:.1Gw C'.11.d Pierro so she wnntocl to lrnow r.10:20 fron then. As Pierre we.s livi11,e; next :rootl to PW2 '1s roon, Roci.i.1.,'.", cleoicled to ooiif'ro11t Pierre 2ncl ,..,_,sked hin if ho lmcw d,yi;hin{; al:Jaut the ·i;::eft. There wc.,s notllinc forth oo:-.1inc fron Pierre c'J.tlloU[;h, as the ov:l.clo110e w2..s stn.tod, Pierre pronisocl to ic.SSist in tr<'.Ci,v_; tho culprit~ Durin(,· t!1e snno period, th<-,t is c.,l)out 20/2/06 TI.oc;:i.n2, not ~t~.thei-r·-- tl--.o C',;1pollant, Lccorclinc; to ilee;ina, t7:e ap1,ellant took on l:is heels on soc:i.nc PW2. Ll thou~h PW2 clicl 11ot scy in tho. lower court; thd £:ho hc..cl soucht tho n,ssistru1cc of police to .:'..I'J."cst PiGrro, there wo.,s the oviclenoc of Ho, 114 Cpl So;i.cl ( PW1 ) who tGsJcified to the cff'oct that on 2/3/[Yj ho wns c.,pproachocl by Ilc5m2,, Thc..t s;.10 reported i:;o hin thc.,t she h<'.Cl seen Jelle thiof sho hod reported to ·bh0 police e2.rlicr on.., PWl Ct.CCorJpc.J.ri.ocl PW2 c.ncl went to Zcncld. Stroot w:ioro tho wi tn0ssos s0w Pierre 011cl 2l10·li210r porso1~, n(?jnoly, Vinod. ( PW5), li.cco:rclinc to PHl, Racina pointccl ·;;o Pierro r,s the person who hc.c~ sfole.i."1 her tl:ri.1:ics. On beinG intorro:::;decl 1Jy Pv0. 9 Pierre ·is se-.icl to b . vo 2..diJ.itJced sollinc P1·12's rru:lio to V1i11ocl •. Pv15, V:i.nocl.9 clicl not resist, :inste['.(.1, :.10 led PW1 nncl PW2 to one NohCJJGc1. ( ptf6), lfohonecl 0.1JTeed to have boucht 0,10 rnclio co.,ssotte f:r•on Pierre nc[',inst c, 1000lly wi"i tten receipt - botl: t!.1e rNlio c::.nc1. rocoipt were producoc1 :'..s Tizrll. 1 m1c:l 2 respectively., Pvll t:.~011 c..rros-'cecl Pierre, the second Mcusccl. in ·1ihe lLowor Court,. On or oJJout the sr-.DG clny, i.o. 2G/2/19'J6 I-bthew, tho ['.,l)l)ollmt wns ['.T-rostod4 J.ccorclinc to Rec:i.110.. ( PW2) 9 sho r.1et Nnthew s01:101-1!1er0 in the tovm. Whcm the appellmt s:ie:;htecl PW2 ho took on his hools bu:'c wuJ ~:..i.:rosted by police on pn.trol. Lt polioo str'..tion tho 0,l)pol12.nt is scicl to ho..ve 012,ined that tho thief of PW2' s property w;-,s Piene. Finclly bot7.1 U.,thew c'.ml Pierro were chc.rcoc1.. 1-r.i.th bti.r0 lc,ry end stocline in the Di:::t:cict Court. Yett Pierro clninecl ~ his oviclcnce in t:.10 District Cot.u"'t thc.t it ,... w.::-,s tho o,ppollant who h:-,cl :c.skcd hin to holp lookinc for a 1:ruyor to buy. a 1~C'.Llio. This wa.s on 19/2/06 2.t nbout 10.00 c..n., when tho two not c.,i; the st<'..!' Cinena. Pierre cot 1ris :friend Vined ( Pl•T.5) r.incl tho lo,tter oontrD..Cted IIohcnod ( PW6) who boucllt tho rnclio o.ncl Pierro issued hin vr.i. th 0 written o!li t • All this tino t:10 o..ppollant did not wi tnoss the tr.:msMtion .. The inportMt q1..1es·aon 11.ovr to consicler ::incl dcciclo is whothor the tric,l court was r:i.cht when _r.clJ,-~ ··. on the ovidonco of tho 1r2:tol1r.1u.n ( PW4) c.ncl th..,t of tho co.-2.0cusecl ( PiorTe) to convict tho n.ppellm1t.. The Ilopublic 3/..... is not support:i.n[s thG 0011vic-i,ion. Nr 0 Sen[;uji, Lcc.ri1oc1 Stc,te !~tto:cnoy corJ.--sotly subni ttecl thc.:li tl1c 0ller;od briGf CC'..SO by tho appcllc....11.t ,bs not ej~:J:Jinoc1 -!)Y PWt~ tb hsocrtc'.,:Ln hS to 1-th;::,;l; WC'..S c10tuo..lly in the 1J~. It is clso not know11 wl:C'..t id.r.10 PiGrie left his room ;:i.ncl whether he he.cl 61-iy"tllinG whGn ho left t!.10 (.'..'i"'.--bG 2,t Siclo r.:.otel. · Thero w8.s oJ.so so;.10_ c1ou~Jt~ c.s wc.s also. obsc1"'Vecl lJY 1.1r., Sol'l(;Uji, c.,s whether the ~10-2,·ocl be:e could hc.,vo caxricc'.. o..11 tho coDpln:i.nant I s thincs includinc 0 sew:b'l[; 1:1""cl1in0 - which could not hc-,vo OC'..sily be insortGd in tho tac. Tl~e evidence o:f PW4 is noJli L.1prcssivo Mel bel:J,.evc:blo ci ther. The nppcllant is sc.,id to have cone ou"li of Cicl.o c2.,G0 o.,t e.bout 1~00 C'..,.m 4 This wc.,s c., vary 0wkwc.rd hour. of t?:i.o 11.ic;ht when Dost people woro slcopiric. Tho 2.l)pollant. w2,s not c.t tho uderial tino 0 rE:siclent of the.t hostel r.llLl one wonc":..ers .-rby the wc..tchnc.n m,,s not sensi tivo o.ncl rosponsiblo of his duty to c1enr.:nd for c1. soc:rch in tho <>PPello.nt ts 1J2C. PW4 clicl not soeo. to bo _s-urprisGcl when told l)y -b:.::.e o..i;:Jello.nt thc.,t he w1.:,s c;oing- to sE:c of:f Piorre Qt Kisutu when infc.ct b.o w:.,s ;,,lone oncl did not bother to <'-Sk ·t;ho c,p~,cllant :?or the where-o..bouts of Pierro. It clicl not ov-cn strilce his m:i.n:l JG).1..-,.,t. l)UGGS to T2l1Gc1., or up om.,mt:ry cenerc1.lly lee.Yo Do.r cs S2..lc:,2D. eithGI' in tho BOJ:'.llinl; or in tho eveninc. It 14'oulcl c..ppoc.:r therefore, in qy- nincl, t;.18.t the GViclence 9f PW4 is o.. concocted, one 2.11.cl it should not hc.-we 1Jeen reliecl upon by tho Loc.:rnocl Trir,_l H::-0 istrate n.s the lJrisis for conv:i.cti;.1C.;· tho c'.pp0- llc..11·co Ifod the tricl nc{.;·iotr2..tc oonsiclorcd the evidence of' PW4 O['J;ef'ully1 ho should have f'ouncl tlmt t::e only oviclonco loft to clocicle on t:,10 f'D.,te of the o..:ppellont w.~s the,t o:Z t:10 co-Mcusecl PiGtie. In othonrol"cl:::, PlT4' s eviclonco _could no lonco:r servo c..s i11d0penc1G11t eviclonco to cor.:ro"!:>orntc I Piarre ts oviclence;: It ic ·::-,lw,:i,ys tho lc.w!l encl I ['.[1 pleo..socl th<>t lh', Sene-uji o,lso pointed this to .~e, th;,t <> parson shoulcl l)o convictecl on t::G strencth of the prosecution C[',se encl not on the weclr..t1Gss of clof'onco oc,so~ There wrc vc..rious nuthori tics on this point by_ the Court c;ncl the Court c.,bovo ru-id I find it no point to re~He 2.ny one of them here., Tho prosoc· , •. ,n must prove their c0s0 l)eyoncl .:1-ry sci.11till2. of: cloulJt ,:'.ncl tho court s~10·..:i.J.t1· not 011 01\Y clay~ or incident use the defence C[',SO to fill in the cc,,ps in tho oc..se for prosccutiono- The tri8.l T1IDGistr2,te clic7- not o.1so ovcluo..to tho evidence of PiGXr0 nncl oz:OL1ine his conduct vocy closolyll Consicler:i.11.g his conduct fron tho · tine the of:t:enco wo.s 0l1G3ec1ly ·conni ttccl to the. tine of' his c..rrcst o.. ro<'.;s6,no.ble court woulc1 not }:c[',VO f n.ilocl to cone to c1 proper conclusiollci Tho hurelzj cm.cl theft were C'..llG:;ed to hc..vc beon corn:iittecl on 01° 2,bout ·_: ' of ·19/2/06 when PW2 wG.s on scl:--1"i in Morocoro, One/hor closet ncichbour W0S Pierre., . On 19/2/06 Piorro uon~ to buy :--. ticlcot to tr2.:vol to Tc.nc;a.i, :D':i:om his mm oviclonco he ~cft l)y bus :i.11 the ovon:i.11c to Tmc.::. CJ1d ocno ~ It W0S · not shown. i...-i. the tricl court for whd. rc::-..son ' . ~ Pierre he:d e;ono ·to Tc,.'1.c_:o.. 1Y1.,~Jii · i"h. woulcl o...ppoo.r th;',t . Pi or.re wo.ntcd to oroa.te cin o.J..ibi,.. Ilowovert I shonlr:7- not pursue this point ns it -vms not directly -. . . r.:'.is_ocl. ' But; ~11 in. ,;11, considoru1e; Pisrro i·s· _00:.1.c.lu?t on tb.G llcy PW2·1 s iiJ.:111[;s wore stolen, n1c.~ C'..lso ii.1 vie1·r of the fc..ct tho:t it w,,s Pio1"i'o who s3lcl . . . to PW6 c1~oc.tc [', ro;-:,so!_lc.,blo inforronco to tl'.c ef':foot thd PW:! 1 s Dc.d.io )}- Pierre vtout&' h~wo boon f01:mcl by the trir.,l 'catw:t ~bro 'conncctccl wit11 the l'eo:#Jonsibility of the Co::rr.tls0:i,011 of tho cr:i.nG tb.::.:1 it woull1 hC'.,VG boon to c:.-ry body else. In my opm'lion, h(l.(l tho 1or.:rnocl ti'"io..l ro$ic7.ont H,.c;istr2.to , ' a,pprcisod tho prosccutionrs cviclonco.ciliofully, ho woulclhr.vo 00;:.10 to· r.. clifforcnt conclusion 0S Y3r.i11st tho ono n01·r on rGcorcl, It woulcl c.lso c.,1:ipc.:,x, 2.s it wo.,s vicorausly ,:.:rrruecl by fib:. So:;.1c:,uj i, f'or the Ilcpublic the.:!; tho Lec.:rnocl trio..l 1,k,gis-lir2,to e.rred' in Lrn·r ih not oonplying with the provisions of section 231 (1) c..nd (b) of tho C1~;L·.tl11c.l · . .. FTocccluro Act No.i-9 of 1985. '11his section 1·oquires n. trial cO'l.ll'-t to infom r11 accused person of his rici~JG fo cc.,ll his witncrnsos if he wishocl. l have cone throu~h the _prooe:;od.il.1Cs of thG c2,so 211cl. I 2.L'1 so..:tisfiod tht,:b t21cir0 is 110 whoro it w2,s inclic2..tod thc.t -the tri'..1.,1 court clicl Worn thG 2.ccusoc.l 1 pGrson ·· ( n.ppellc.n t) oi' his str-;butocy rich ts 2-s provided by soct:i.011 231( 1 )~ - fo1.. 0c,s0 reference, c-.ncl for'' tho r~pose of this o..ppenl, tho rol0v,1,.1.1t. provision is horeuncler rop1"'0cl:uced:- "231-(1) At the closo· of tho oviclonco' j_j_1 S'U~)port of tho ch2rc;o' if it 2..ppoc.:rs to the ooUJ:t th2..t e, 02,so is mo..de out r.c.:±t1st tho 2.0ousod person su:fficientJ..y to rGquiro hi.in ·Go nc.ko clofenco ci tb.or in rel2.tio11 to ·bho offonoo w;i.tli, which ho is chGXc;ocl 01"' il1 re~D..:.; tion to ru.zy- other offonco of which t1rnlor tho pro-visions of section 312-321 inclusive of this Act ho is lin.blo to be. conv:i.ctec., tho 00'1..ti"t she1.ll nco.ilJ. e:-;:plc:in inclusive substt.11co of the . ch2.XC;"G to tho r.ccusoc1 nncl inforr:i h:i.;J of :.....i.s '.'·'i (a) to c;t.vo ov:i.donoe whether or not on o::.th or not on oath or affirmo.tion, on his own bohn.lf; (1J) · to 02.11 wi tnossos on his ovm bohclf; ;:ind shcll thon c.sk tho c1,0cus·0a, or his ,'.1,ClVoc2..t0, if ho intends to oxorciso <'l'JY of tho c.bove_ 1~ichts encl shill record ·tho 011swo:r, Tho court shall them cc,11 on tho accusocl porr.,on· to entor on his dtfence sc.me whore tho 2,0cusod does not wish· to 0xorcis0 ~ither of tho c.bovo ri[.;htn • 5 Tl'lGre is· no c:.ou;yi; 1 f-r-0::.1 the c'.1?cp-a. p1°ovisb11.s, thr,t tJ.1.0 oouri; l:.O,S . :, no option but r:ru._st co:1pl;r t; ·terns c.nc,_ nom,pic of tl:r.-t' k.1·r. :.s t):,cro is no rccorc: to show tl.:c,t Jcho tri[1,l U'7[;is'.i;rr•.:i;e co:~1pliecl wit~: t::..o s2.icl n211cl2.tory provisions, in qy view, I l:olcl thr..t this w::.s ::-.. serious error which wont into the roo·i; of the c::.,sc me:. sv.ch error, in err o:;_·:>:i.nion, o.nc1 H is richtly so, cc-.11:.1o·li bo cv.rocl unclcr section 300,:]. of Cl'ir.ri.:.1f,l Prococluro Act which proviclcs&- 11 3GG( 1 ) sub joct to tho provisions l~.c1"'cil1 l)oforo oont.-:.inocl no finrlinc; or sontcmcc or O::i:c'.o:r n,flo or pa,ssocl by r, court of cor.1p0tont ju.::."i rJc".iction s-1:.~,J.l bo rovorsccl or c:ltorc,".. on c.,ppGr-,1 or rovi- sio~1 011 2.CCOU-11.t of r:-1,Y 0l'TOr. ODission or irrG- (;"l).lo;ri ty in the conpl2.,int, SUt"J."JOns, w2.Xr2.nt, cll::'XGG, procl:v.1t1,tion, orcler, jv.r'lf,'T.:GnJG or in ,-:-ny il1cru.ixy or other 1,rooooc"'..ings 1.mcler this ll.ct; save t::o.,t whore on 2,ppo2..l or revision, tI,.o oou.rt is s2/cisi'iGcl ·till·:i,t such arror onission or L."'2'c:.:,i.tlu.ri ty '..12.,s occ11ssionec1 c. fdluro chf justice, t:.10 court r.12y oz-clor 2, retrial or Ddco such other orc''.c:r '"G it nay oonsi~lor just 2.ncl ccru.1..tn,blG" • How since the appollr:-J.'l"G wo,s not 2.skocl wl:otI.1or or not 1'.o shoulcl GiVG · his oVidcnoe on Or-1.th/n.ffirnation, or 11.ot, 2nd thd he h.::.z:. e, rie;ht to o:--.:11 his wi tnossos, I consider this ooission :,s 0 serious i:i:-roc;uh.ri ty for, i.11 DY vicw, ho.,d tho nppo- llnnt boon ccluc.::.tccl Oi.1 ·bl:c 1x1nclo..t Ol"'.f :rec,;_uirc,:10nts ( wl:ich :-:3:C tlso thG ri 0hts of C,."l. '• Cl,COUSOd. person), I'lCJ:ho..ps l1G would h;:,,ve infornecl the CO-...U."'t ti1~t ho hn.d [', witness or wi tno ssc s to c cll, I:f t:.1d ho,pponorl ;:';.1c:'. soDo wi tncssos ·i;o r:ri;ificcl in support of the o.ppella.nt's clofenoo, it is 1:i.y stt1Jr.tlssion.thd tho rosu.lt of the judcswent in tho Lower CourJli uoulcl ]_1:-,.vo boon cliffcront. It r:1cy bo r-J..'C;c!Gcl thc..t the appol1211t never incorpor::..tocl tbis point in his iJGDor2nltm of c.prlec.,l ".n:1. -'i;hor . .'.:\~ro. should not 1)o discussccl here, lJut ,,s I hrovo re;.--1.-,,rk0cl c2Xlicr on, s.231 oi' C.,P.A. is a. D<-',J,1d2.,tory provision which cro::,tos 2. riG!:t to m.1 wcv.socl person 011 o~J.G hi:l1cl, Mel cJ. cluty cmcl responsibility to -tb.o Co-~:Tt on thG otb.Gr, L. fdlu:ro to COi:.llJlJi with tl:is p:rovision is a sorious ooission, orror or irrq;v.l;'.J'.'i ty ·tb.n,t coes to -t;:·,c root or subject n?..tter of tl10 cn:s0~ P.or o:;;;2.nplo ·w.hon -l;J:c r,p:,ella:n:t c;2,vo ovic1.cncc ho W[l,S not. cross- 1-n".2't is on rcoorc1. is -b:'.:~::'.-t cross-GA<.'7.Dina.tion ox,'.11.:.u.ncd by. his co-:-:,0cusoc!., Pierr0.: by th~ soconcl ;:i,ccusc(':. is ______11 Nil 11 • Nhcthor ho ( scconc':. :".Ccusccl) lmow tlmt ho _oucht to cross-G:-i;:,:;:,1i110 l.:is 00-2..ooustcl o..nc1. his wi tnosscs, or vico vorsc.1 it cnnnot now bo ascc1.,..kinoc'!. ·1)co:mso tl:ci.s Court is not St.U'G i:i:' -::;;_10 trir.1.l nnc;istrQ,to ctid conply with soc·l;ion 231 of tho C ~P.,J~, ______for ii' ho c'.icl oonply, ho oUGtt to have put all wl::::,t 1-r::,s roquirocl tu1t:.er s. 231 in wri tine, Ii' Pierre tolcl tho court thnt ho h[',(1. no ciucstion to 0sk tI:i.e ;,,.ppollnnt on w1:.,;i; tho 2,ppollnnt had. stated to cou:rt in· his o:r.:r,i.tl:.1,~-tion in chief, the cnly re2,son2,lJle inrGrronce thc1t oa.n l)e clri".:t-m is th:-:.t tho ::'.:iJpelln.nt' s oo-c1.0cusocl hG.C1. 110 quii.rrol · 6 ,,-,....,1.. with the swo:rn etr,"iiG;:.1c11t of the 2,ppoll2nt to ·tt.G court ◄ .!.'J w, wh0n Pierre took uiJ plc,tfo:rn i:1. t:1c uitnos:::,' bo:r.:, he r_;ci,vc '.'..11 cntirol;r (l..i:c:fc~ont story incrinir12.ti110 the <'-f>i_lGl1c.;.1t., In otb.orwordss t!:o:ro wc:ro now two stories, 0110 which wc.,s stc.tod. to t~1c court by ·the 2.,:)pGllc.nt <'11(:. w;-,,s 11o·b tested. or counto~hoclcocl l)y Pim.".i... G ( co-Mcuscc1)-•:,,_____,c11.cl which DGC'.J.lt i·b wa.s a. correct story, end twos the ovicloncG r;ivo;.1 by Pforrc 2.nc.l m"!.:):,_10:doc.l by DW2. Yet, tho trio.l · r.'.f::-.£;is·cr:oto prooooclod on ;:-:ncl 1)cliovec1 Pic:rr-e 1 :3 evic1once which, as rir;htly su1miJ.;tecl by the Lcc..rnoa. Stc/i;o fd;toraoy r.1r. S011_-fu.ji, wo.,s tho very oviclcncc used 1Jy t!1c· ·Griri,l court <",s <1, l);:',Sis for co1wiot:L11.c tho appellant. Without ovorst2.ti:1.c;, I nn now sntisficct f'rom the fow o"'.Jsoi,...va.tions I 11,wc i]ru:le cbovc <'.l1c'. .::-.,lso ?ron the subr:iiseionG nr-,cle by tho Lorxncc1 State Attorney on 1JohvJ.f' of tho Ilopubl.ic Jch;:,,t the error or t:.:.o o::1iosion by the t:ricJ. court is not o;;.1c t:1~/i; is cur2.-ble U11c1.or s,.3/JG(l)(C,P~L) oi·'liocl above~ 1 have no d tern2..tivo 1r,1t to orc1.cr 2., rotric.l of' J.;he ce,s0 so th:,t II justice is not onl;r clone, bt"!.t oJ.2oulcl nonifestly be soen to l)o clo~10 11 , l1.lso, 2.s I ·· se,id eo.rlicr, tb.ere Wt'.,S i;:ipropcr ev::-.lu.2,.tion of the ovie:':.enoe CAlcl because of tha.t fcilure to c:'.J.1<-,,zyoe the prosooution ·oviclonoo cr.xof'ully it enclod with 2, conviction o.ccinst t!:e :'..j_,:Jellc.'..1"1t who, in r;iy oponion, hr.el r., woclcer cc1.se to 2nswer thnn his oo-:-r.co-~wcc1 who was o.cq_ui ttecl, For tho Dr.;:10 ror,soli; tho:r:oforo, I qu.n.sh tho oonviotion, rwt ~siclo the. sontenoes o.._:;cil1st t~1e 2.,l)~Jollcnt end, :i.nste2.d a rctri<'.l of t::e .-rholo 02,so 1)efore ::-.nothor D2.[;is-'w.."'2.-to is ordered., In other worc1s tho lc-2.-:10 two a.ccuscc1 persons shou.lcl bo brow;:1t. to appe;:-.r in tl1.e so.no c.istrict ooUJ..---t 1J1_i.t before <'.llothor r:12.{;isJi:;r.:ite for tl:.o hoariJ:1'3' of th~ o.:1sc n.frosh, ·/ .'~- ( 1.. c .'rm:rrnvm.) P.ilINCIPJ.L nESIDEHT I-U..GISTR.l.::i.1E(E:ict .Jurisd) 30/3/1930 Juc'l.ecr!lont c'..olivc::... oc1 in the prcscnco of tho Ste,tc Ltto:;.'11oy Ih•,.. K0oeyG for the Republic, Tho e,ppollo..nt is r..1Jsont. Do..tec1 30/3/GG .::.,t Dro: os Scl~....n., 11 . --- 0 · (A6C J~:lEiiA) - PRnrcIPJ..L IlESIDENT ML.G~STllilTE(E:cii. Jurisd. ). 30/3/1900~