19911011 TZHC Tabora

~ c__ \ ) \.::) \,) <.::-, <'.A..f\ IN TEE IIIGH COURT OF ~UJZ.U1IA AT T1\.BORA --- i\.PPELiii.TE JURISDICTION / (Tabora llegist:i:y) ( I-IC ) c:l.BIIlJ,:\L AP~:&\L 'J'TO O 61 cf 62 OF 1988 01ua:o:::.11 U~ill1I'.:L\.L C.\.SE NO. 34 OF 1988 OF TIO DIST:J.ICT COU-.::1T OF Hmd<I. DIST:a.ICT AT NZEG.\ Befo1"'0: P.Oo .\l:TG'1JLO Esq., ... o . . . . . . . . . . o u • • DISTRICT H'i.GISTR.\.TE MUSOJ'i\. ..i:NDBEW & s'..WOTIBiL • o • • " • • • • • o • • • • ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..:\PPBLL.WT 40riginal ~\.ccused) Versus Tlw IlE::uTIL IC 0 • 0 • 0 .0 0 0 0 ., t> 0 0 0 0 • b Cl O OO O • 0 • • • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • ]]JS I'Olilllli'fT ,, ( ori.2,"i :t1al l?ros0out or) J U D G E M :S ~T T !,_O:lOSSO 2 Jo The two app0als Eos. 61/88 and. · 62/88 have been lodged by the 1st ..\.ppella:o.t and 2nd :..l.ppellant rospecti vei;f, arrl they have been consoli.datod ard will be oonsidexed aln detorrninod collectively as they spriri..g fl.~om one criminal case lToo 34/88. Bcfo::-c t;:ie District' Court of Nzega, tho ..:'.. ppellants tog0.tb.or with a third _',.ccuso d, om Hamad. Maga11.s21 vTO:i.'O jointly charged with two offences. In the 1st 001:mt j they wore jointly cb.arG9d ui th tho offonco of bure;la:ry c/ s 294 ( 1) of tho Fonal Code. In tho 2nd cotmt, tllcy wore jointly charged with tho offonoo of stoalL"l,.J" o/s 265 of tho Penal Code. Tho 31-d ...i.oou.scd, Hamnd Maga::.1.ga, was oonvictod. on both counts on ~.lis o,;m plea of gvil ty to tho charge • " Tho 1st ~'l.ppollant a:rn:l. 2na. j:ppollant 1ror-o found guilty and convicted 0111. tho \ ai-tcrfla:t;i VD offonco of rccoj_ving stolon ::?roporty bo1iovi11g tao saE10 to have boon stolon or 1..111lawfully obtained c/~ 311 of tho Pon.al Codo. They wc1"'0 each sonto:1cod to 3 yoa:,.'S in;:t.)risornno:i;it. Tho;y arc challongizig tho propriety Gf their convictions aY1Cl sonto11cos. Mx, J3ilaro, tho J.o;..,1"21od State ~'i.ttor:(1oy stro11gly sur,::,ortod. tl:o co11•riotions 1'0gistofod a 6ai:nst t:.10 .,:ippollants. ' Those appoc;ls n:co devoid of mc1'"'i t • Tho 3rd Acousod was convicted on hj_s oi-;r.:.1 ploa of gu.:Ll t;f to tho two offo,1cos of bLJ.rglod a11dft ..:ir,JJ~;:, ; on tb.c ni:'.iht of 16/3/88. On 19/3/88, tho houses of., tho 3:ro. :~ccusod and tho ~l:ppolla::.1ts i;roro soo..:ro!.iod and a variety of items found m-il..... seized. in their houses wo:;.:0 dully ido:c:.tifiod by tho complain:mt 1 ono Ru!d.a ~/o }tyombo (PW1). Tho 31-d .Accused 011 his 1)Q,rt identified t:J.o i toms fo1i:1d ', c:,acl soizod f.rom the possossio,1S of tl10 .'i.pr,ollants a.s havi:-.1g l)oon amongst tho .g;oods he had stolon f:;_,om tho house of tho oom:c,Liinant. !Tho 1st .lppolln.nt ncl..mi ttod that ho ha.d. obt:1incd fxom tho 3n:.l ..\.ccusod the soizod goods 9 howovor ho totally d.iscl[',imod lQ.1owlode;-o of tho. goods lmving .Peon stolon pro1:x:;rt~r• I, Tho loa.n.1.od trial Ma..:,"j_ptrnto rojccto:3. tho 1st ~l.i)l/Oll~i,nt' s luck of l.:20wlod.go bocauso itorns lil::o 2 cus;:.ious 9 ono safa;:d c"':.ish, ono :pln..stic reni:c1 4 too. caps o.rrl 3 cups wore :bm:cl conooalod. in the coili:'13 Cr.r: up-~'•Or- fl00r. - --'l'ho learned trial ?.I::i,:sistro,to w2,s c:::.t:i.,tlod to come to that firil.:i.1,g of facts.. If 110 know / tho;r uo:co not stolen, tci0, cu)s and otl:or Hc,.1s did not ncod to lJc :1icldon. f' ! • 1l'ho so.me i toms l:i.kc ~- J'l.l[s, sporlg'C ii,C'.,tt:;;;'Qss and 2 i~odio spoa~wrs fo1.u1e1 in his l)Or,:Js_ose:d.on worn ido~1tifiod by botl:. tlie 21>tl .'i.cousocl and t:10 Comj1l.:i.i1:o.nt horsolf• (Pt-T1) as having bcon t1li10l"t;'St the stolon pro]X)rty. Tho ..lp1}ollc:.,nts' 1i';i."I'JU,.'lds of appeal a:ro morn I crocodile tears'. •·I Tllo la~;SO of t~1l"'OC days sL200 t~1.o de.to of tl10 incident onti tlocl tho loai·•ncc1 t:i."ial Magist1,;:,.tc to invo:.:o t:10 doct1":i.;10 of l"OCont posse::rnion. ConVictions urholcL arnl so:1tonc:::s to :i."CraJ.in micl:i.stu:i'.'1)od. , ..... ', / 0 r:-., ! ~ ! r·. l ,, ' /: , . · G. G• Tro~o~·~, 0 ,.J.o. o A. ,jj.:) ,1.\. 9 JUDOT:J 11/1°0/91 i'