19901219 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Citation
- 19901219 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 19 December 1990
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appellate
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 19 December 1990
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appellate
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The evidence did not conclusively establish the appellant's guilt as a principal offender in the breaking and stealing, but it did show he was an accessory after the fact by assisting in the disposal of stolen property.
Court disposition
Conviction for breaking and stealing quashed; appellant found guilty as accessory after the fact to a felony and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
Orders
- Conviction and sentence for breaking and stealing quashed
- Appellant convicted as accessory after the fact to a felony under section 393(3) of the Penal Code
- Appellant sentenced to two years' imprisonment
02
Material facts
Parties
Raimisi Renaudran Hondo
AppellantRepublic
Respondent Counsel: Mrs. SilMAmounts and remedies
- Original Sentence (breaking and Stealing): years 3
- New Sentence (accessory After the Fact): years 2
03
Procedural history
Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appellate
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the appellant was properly convicted of breaking into a dwelling house and stealing
- 02
Whether the evidence established the appellant's involvement as a principal offender or as an accessory after the fact
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The appellant argued that the evidence did not conclusively prove his involvement in the theft or that he was in possession of stolen property.
- Respondent
- The respondent contended that the appellant's association with the principal offenders and his actions after the theft indicated his participation in the crime or as an accessory after the fact.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Section 393(3) of the Penal Code
A person may be convicted as an accessory after the fact if they assist offenders after the commission of a felony.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The evidence did not conclusively establish the appellant's guilt as a principal offender in the breaking and stealing, but it did show he was an accessory after the fact by assisting in the disposal of stolen property.
Court disposition
Conviction for breaking and stealing quashed; appellant found guilty as accessory after the fact to a felony and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
- Conviction and sentence for breaking and stealing quashed
- Appellant convicted as accessory after the fact to a felony under section 393(3) of the Penal Code
- Appellant sentenced to two years' imprisonment
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Judgment· 19 December 1990
nr TEE HIGH C00:,1T O:? T.dTZJJ•iIA AT DAR :SS S/:L!JJ16 IITGII COURT CRIHIHJ:..L ll.PE~.AL NO. 3 or 1909 onIGIHJi.L CRIMIN11L C!$,~J no. 53 OF 19GG OF 1.i.1~ DISTRIC:.I1 COU_i;_'J: 0::1 ILAL.il. Disry_filCT 1.T ::rvu.:~OlJI .rmx10l~t U. MStTYA, ESQp ~ REGr"}WT Hr.GISTPJ1TE. :.:::iurrsr RJl.l''lf...DIDiFI r-ICJ.ii:JA ••• 0 0 • 0 ••••••• 0011.P?:CLL"JJT ( ORG. il.OCUS:8.D) vc:rsus T:G:: :::.;:. iIJLI C •• ,. e • • • • • • • .. • • • • . . . . . , o • • MSF01'lll'IRHT ( ORG. PROSECUTOR) JUD G rI EH T. This ·is r-l1 c1p1Joo.l by II2uisi R21.1nd:lruri Hondo.. w.ho 1-ms convic·i;ccl togothoi.4 with "ti:o others of tho o:f:foncco of brcclti11t:; into c cluclli1ic houso in Ol'clor to comni t c. Zclml;Y' therein oml s"'Go;:1.linG 0011-tr[l.J'y ·l;o scc·~ion 265 of tho Ponru. Code. Ho uv..s sc.1tcncccl to -'ch:roc yoc.rs' i;1prisor-u·.1Gnt for ·i;ho first cow-it nnd th.rec ycr,zs' i:•:1prison.-:ic11t fo:;: the scconcl count$ I t-rill c;ivo -1:ihc fn.cts very 1:JI'icfly m1cl ;;1ro.nly those ill 1~olo,tion to tho n.ppolb.n:i;. 'l!ho l1ousc of C.ho.rlos Ihrcchu.n,;u.rn P.lI 1ra.□ ·broken into and property which incluc.lcc.1 a viu.co cc.,sno·~-to was stolon ·chcrofron.. .PilI wont to tho shop o:? Kibo Hv..roallc Fill;. who clo.:.ilo in 17..ll ki.ads o:Z cooda. He found his video cassette there. PWl.1r told Vi7I ·cl1n.t one youth 1: ::.cJ b:rot.11,;ht it there Md loft ·th accusccl J't,~·-m-
l.1Jcd n.t the shop. Tho yo1..d;h cl.id net rctLU'11. ~Thon Police wore contactod, ·:.:10 l,:lih n.ccuscc.l p:ro;-.1:i.sc~: to sJ.?.ow· t!1c Folicc·l;l10 person who hoo sent tho video co,sso·i;·l;oc there. Tho ,;.·~h a.ccusc-1 sl1c.1cd. a e;Tot.1.p of people and the Polico □o.Jm.:;ocl to o.rrost ·hllc lat n.nc~ :Znd c',ccu.sccl., Also Y.T5 Ihsticlio. Robert who use<.'. --'co li vc wi t;.1 first c.ccusGd so,icl thn;i; ono ·dcy the cppcll['.:,r'i; Hai-ni.si Rcnc.,clllan II011da who;"J she did. not l-;:1101-r, cn.:-.ic to ·"" her hooo mid cs!;:cC.. for the first Moused. %is wc.s on 6/1/0J. '.Ilic appollc.ir~ ho.d n convers,:,.:cion ui th 1st a.cc1..1sccl in · tho .1:?ocl..roon., T'.ac c.ppcll211t ha.cl a. ,, > po.real whoso co11fo11ts she_ never c<-'.i.10 to lo1ofr. Li1>~er on •;;_;_20 firs-'c n.c::cusod left scl3ing tq.at lie lT[',S coing to look fox o. buyer of .:C.is propor·(;y. I 2 : ., rnr.7 Huhczc.. Aboicl aloo ScJ.C, ·ti1c.,t sl1c w::-s tho wife oi tb.o 4th oocuscd. On 6/1/DG ct a.rou11cl. 9. 00 o..r.1, she saw tvro pcrso1JS wb.o CC."lO to to.lk to tho :fott:r-C..1J. a.ocuscd. 'E.10 l;.tlJ. a.ccuso,l w~ o..sldne w:10-iiho.r tho . _t goods hac1. n. :receipt. nto first MCLlSOC°:. who lTc'.1S one of those 2 ,.1011 said tho.t there 'ttc.s no receipt. Tb.on ct n.bou.t 2 p.r.4 tho 1st 211-.l mc.l 3rc1 o,coaocd (1-tho is th.c c-.ppcl1£1nt now) ca.-:10 to tl:10 hoac of DU7 nccin.
They o.skod w'hothel' ·tho 4·lli oocusocl wo.s l.x;.ek. D1'f7 tolcl then tb.c.·i; he ml,$ not yet ba.ok. That is cll we ho.vo by wcy of ov:i.\..lo11cc nc::-1.inst -t:.10 o.ppclln.n-t- ~c loornocl tl'icl M.:{,is·b1'n;i;o found it su.f'-licicnt to br-,sc a. convio-'i;ion of htonkiUG into o, dwcllinc houso rui.d stocline, Tb,c a,ppolln.nt wc..s scc.1 in co;:1p~tr of first oocusod ond b.c was ca,rryi11(; n pn.:rcol., P'.T5 did no·i; s~ how 1Jic tho.t pn.rool was 110.r cl.id. a10 sey what it contninod. On this ov:ic1_onco nlonc, it .. cn.nnot be conolc:si voly saicl thnt tho 1x:rool contcinc(_ the sfolen v:i.c1oo casso-'i;to or oxi:, propc:dy Er~olo11 fror.1 tho cor.1plci11nnt in this C['..sc. No:r cloos tho sto.tonont ~J the :Zix::d; n.ccusoc1 to P:75 that he vto..s ,:;cine; to loo:: for a. beycr of his property ::,..clcl nn.7 ::1orc wciglrt to -i;he ovit.1.cnco so o..s fo ostc..blish thc::.t tho parcel which tho c,ppcllont was cn.rr,:;inc uri,:3 stolen f;l'opor·1;y fror.1 P".TI tho ooraploinnn.t., Por cll we know it coulcl J1rwo been even s·colcn pI'opoxty .from sonowhorc olse~ It is in cviC~oncc th.'."'!.t the l'irst Mcuso::.1 nncl the 2H1 o.ccusod waxo r:1<mtionoc1 1Jy the ,1:~h c.ccusod who ·was 2.:c tllo u:1op of P:i6 ui -:;_h ·tho stolen video · •.t oo.saetto wh.on tho ,;:bh nccuscc.1- wc.s . c..:rrcstocl by tho F~lico. Inclcccl tho 1st ond 2nd .::1.ccusci'.. ucro arrostoz1.
110 a rom.1.lt of tb to I·~ is r.lso in oVidcncc thr:t tho roon of' tho firs·~ c.ccusc,l W.'.'-s sor::c::ioc.l r.lRl p1'opc:r-by bclonginc -to ·c.ho co;:1plcinc.n t wn.s fouucl. 1E.20r0 is 11 J t°'.c 1..:;:;-[; the.~;; ·i';lw first accused wn.s oonnoctoc.1. to this theft. 1Il1c1·c i G also c"Ji.:.0~100 -'chce,t the tb.irc1 n.ccuacd, thct is to scy, tho a,ppcll<:-:nt, wont to tho llo::10 of ·tho /;.th o.ccuso<:l '· in coop~ of t>.c ls·i; and 2nd ncct1soc1. t.o finr.'c ou.t w:1otb.c:c tho !,.th G.Ccuscd hro coine b~ol-;;.. Dc:2o:rc tho..t c.t urotuKl 9.00 c.,.r.1. c.n tho s~,10 c.1-''-i"l t110 first nocuscd hnd cow.: lTi~.;l1 another porsc;n to ~c.110 ho::ic of the ,',--'ch r..ccnscJ. in n. taxi ond h~1 tcll:oc":. to ·cho 3r-<!: 2..0ct1..:Jcc.1. DU? the Wii' G of t2:c f.::;I1 a.ccu;;iocl hoo.rd the t;.tli Moused asking then whether -'lihc c,-coc1.;:; he.cl c receipt a.ncl tho . first aocusoc1. scic1. thnt. there WC,S no receipt. Th011 in tho n.f·cor-.a.oon1 tho.t is ~lb.on tho appollo.nt toeothcr with tho first o...ti::.l soconcl Mctu.:iccl cnno f to ask whether tho 1,.-'lill oocusccl h['.,(l cm.10 be.cl~ ) ./ <-• I 3 I O{:,Tec i:,ifo foe .loa.rncd · tricl H2t;i:,d;xc.,to -c'.12.t ·i;b.o o.,ppcllc.J.1t must hn.vo k:noun jt.wt lB:c -'.;ho 1st nnc1 2nd o..nc: <-th n.ccusoc7. tllc:t ·.,.;.'.1.oxc uc..s a stolon Vic1co casscttco :201' sale n.m:.l thr:ii 1.ie 1rc1..c to slrn.rc tho
procoocls froa the sclo. Under these circu.iJs·i;2J.1ces the o..ppcllc..at 1:n.s ci thor h i)rincipcl oli'pndor uho took pn.rt in -'.;ho c1•inc froi:1 ·tho ov.tso·~ or n,t tho very ·'l •"'•~t ~1 <1000:::mory ~tor the fc:c·h beo('.lloc he m::.o c..ooiotinc the _lot n.ncl 2ncl oocv.oe(l in clisposins of the atolon proi)c:r·i;y, thn:t the n,ppcllc..n-~ Hc..o :in a.coossory o..Ztor tho fact to o. ielony" Ho should htwo boon hold ::-..::; ot10:.1. I therefore c.llou the a.ppor:l n(;2,i;.1s·~ conviction of broclti.nc. nnd stoclil'l[;' c..nrl I quash the convic·cion n.ncl oc:;.1tcnco. I houovcr fincl tho ti.ppcllo.nt ·co be C',11 ;;,,cccasory cltcr tl10 fr..ct to c.. f elo11y c~•.c'!. find hirJ Guilty of o. felony tmc:>::r soc·aon ,33/3 of th9 Ponn.1 Coclc, As for son·~cncc, I clo not ·i;;.ri.111'.: tlw.t the n.ppcl l2.11t clcr301.,..-.rcs mr:f lenience, I sentence tho 2.,ppoll.:1..nt to ir.1prisoru.10nt for· -~:.:t.::o yoa.r~ Order: Juc\:;.1ont deli vorcd ;,Mrs. SilM for I-,cpublic., ) I JUDGEo 19/12/90
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