19881118 TZHC Dar es Salaam

OI:.IGI.ILL Crtil,IT~TLi~ c~·,.s)J wo,, 6~ 2 OF 1907 CF T•;:IS DISTRICT C011lT Oi~ ILL.LL :D:C:3'ill.:J:CT .:.r_r lCTVu1COHI LIJJI<ErTCE i'.Ili.'J.1IITi,S 11 0 • 0 0 ~ C .. e e o • o • • J..PPELLl:J.'JT ( Ori0 ~1cl e,,ocusod) YOX'SU,'.3 T'.!.IE lJlJI'l'Eii REPUCLIC ·, 0 c, ti C C • " TIESi'Olrnz::trT ( Orici1:0,l prosocuto:r) ICY1Jill0 9 J .., Tl:0 ·i;vro o.ppollc-;,yt:s-.. ,-rh0so c,i ·:,_,oe,1..s !.12.vo l)oon oonsolicln:tocl,. ,·rcro 001wictocl by :,".7ojaDR·::ii:< ~'t.eff:; Iicg:L .·i,:::c.::u o:I: -t-7::..o Diatrict Cm,:J.·t of Ilcl0 d. in r::,·npport of' t~:.c cl:.2.X[;O,r .-.·~-o •1; 0 ·,,t of ·1· 3t1•1/1 11 t 1i IJ......L l ·-!J.L:. . ·· 1 'T .- l:dL c., s-'c:i.okb Tio sa,:i.cl GoG::1~,.s h:i.-1; : ,ll1 ui.-'.;1,. c, st:1.ck :i.11. tl:c f2,00 D,:ncl ho orL:.orocl Ho so.,icl ho st:-;br:.1i-'cocl hinsol:E 2ncl e;,,~ L;~ ~ ... T-Tortl, =r,~ Y, LiG oooi_. 0--i:::>C:: r '!} - ·,·10···•r-"·• I .-- -~ ·- ,.4,..._,,..,) ,.• ~ 20· ?' 0'('0/ i:.l. .L.,l<) .. ~ / . :.i..o E'.l so.:i.d. thoy .'.::lso took his 600. chiclrn::.1 plus hie V'.}.G':'J::~ 'It.c to·:;:.J. ·vr'.li.::i o:f:' ·i;ho itoos kJ.rnn by the -Tho l)urc;lo.ro :_-__ .. · rocognisccl tho t-:h:roo lXl:.:'."·sons ·;{:o 1nro 0011-v-i.ctcd.,;\ 2 .The important q:uestion for deterrnination is obviously ub.e-liher tho appellants w~re sufficiently a..-;,icl correctJ.;r identified by the co·mplainat as the lJUrglars c:1.ncl ttlieV0SoTho -liiBe of t:::.e 1JUXglary 7 -as alre&ly indicD..tecl was 1.30 a0 m. Tl-20 coriplaina.."lt did not in l1is evidence {:;'ivo tho particulars whic:.1 made him identify the c::.ppcllants,. He did. noJG so.Y' for instru1ce 1,rlmt clothes \ they !1acl on m~ if there ·wD,S s01:10 light' 1:Jy w21ich ho was n.blo to identify them,, In my opinion tho evidence of identification of the burglars r,:-ic1 thieves in this case was .so u~ak thnt it co;uld not have possibly been the lx1,sis for a cori.viction. I. allow th9 appellants appeal ancl set aside the comxi.o-'cions and sentences imposed on.them. I direct that they be released from prison f o r ~ th unless ;tJ.10;7 a.re hold there :for som.o other lawful oauso., (- . . \.._ .As -for the· other person who .was son ten6ocl in abscnti2. i:1 o::.;:croiso of revisional powers of this coU+t I sot o.sidc his conviotim.1 ornl sentence n.nd direct tlmt he also be rol00soc1 fror:i jail w.tlesG he is ~.10ld there for ai.1othoK ln.wful cause., Something should be said.aJ.so about the sentence of 12 yea:rs which.the learned magistrate l.Illposed for burgl:::.ry • lli.s powers of sentencing for an offenpe_ scheduled un~er the Min:i.r.rum Sentences Act, 1972, such as. this offence of burglary, a:re up to a maximum of 8 yea:rs only.(see s.170 (1)(a) c~P.A.)~ The sentence of 12 yea:rs. im~s£;11'1f;1~:~.:'.".~ .1the_refore illet;al.. The learned. Magistrate~. no power to impose,. l?,t).Qh a sentence 0 I:Iis attention is drawi1 ,J l;. "~''.!.I to this matter for the future.,-:--··--.-..-_..- - 1 G. 11 .; >~ -· .JUDGE 18.11 .. 1988