19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam4

c5 lN illE CotEl.T OF f,.PPi1'.1, OF TDTZANIA crr:r::::D:Tjl, J.PP:::.t,L '1if0 • .'119 OF 19137 YOITAl.~~ BJ.LICf.IKO. • • e • • • o • • 0 • • .lPP~ Versus ~DRJ:8LIC • • • • • l~ND3NT (..l.r:>p0d :!>om the conviction of t!1e D:igh Court of T.::.m,c.nio. at I:11.::.nza) (K::.JI, P.::..r~.) d.c.ted 31st de.;;· of i.U{?;'L1.St, 1987 in JlilX:LiI ~JT OF TITi COUT.i.T KL'ibl~Q':.., J. /J., T'.1is cppe::-J. ~.:;:-iscs from tb.e decision of Lr. s. lir. Kaji1 P:;:-i11cipal Resident I,io.gist:;.'2,te o:~orcising extended ju:dsdiction, in uhich he convicted. the o.j_)pollc.nt fox mr-noJ.;::.t'<'5:1tor nnd sentenced ,.1im to 10 years 1 at the conclusion of;::. full trial the lec:.rned_Principcl Resident l-'fngistrato found b.i;;i e,uil ty only of t::i.e looser offence of m....nslc.:ughter and :;;>rococdod to sentence him a.s o..bovo. The e,ppecl is ~~inst sentence I only. It is l)Ortinent to set out, although very brieny, the back@:'ound to tids mn.ttor. Tho C\'Jl:1ollc.n·~ ~ro.o the hus1J1.,i1d of tho dooo,,,eorl. Tue two ha,d been husb8l1d ,.;;.1d wife for quite some tir.10 wd ll~ hi.1£1 seven ciliildr~n "uotwoen them, fh--c of u~1.om iJ.I'e living. Tho deceL~sed wa.s given to lleo.vy drink.fag, .md this ,':1.ppe~'\.'.:.'S to bo tho source of the .,ppollMt I s qun.r..:-al uith her on mul'ly occn.s,ions. On the dcy of the incident tho dece.csod rott.1rn.0d :1ome at ni::;ht f::-om a

drinking spree; she l·Tn.s drunk. She ;1c.d e.e • • • /2 • ----,· ... ... . - - - · ~ '\..,4 ;..~ -~-~:'.G~cff~-~~ ·f:·•'.·~ -~;~;:~'., .: ;: :_ _~ .~:,~ .':' .'" ~. :_x_ -~~~~:~~£;:;~rd // / . // 2 ("'_, 1)0011 mr.-y fo,.' ,, 00;1,i:i.do:;:,~:)lo ·l,iu10 lorw:i.nc; 1;",_c :··01111~. oldlru:•on n:t bo:st h::J:,:, up rieve:;:ol;T, U3ing c, stick, l•y w,:;ir of :punishment for disobeyinG his o:c·do,:s to stop d.:cinking. In tao c0tu-se of such bodi1~ he inflicted on '.·,.-:;r w~J;::,t t'."o r,1edic:::J. wi t:1ess described 2,a "huc;o wound on t)w ;__,e.::,d" j_nvol ving n depressed f:".:-,,cture of the sb.iJ.l duly took into .:-,ceo1.mt :, m1;:1bcr of mi ti0 "'ti11{:; fr.cto:cs noc:rly ,'.11 of "The acc,:sorl is 41 ;JC~':rs old. ~fo is 2, f:l.rst offcnde:c•. Iie hc.s been in :.:orn,:..n<l. for :-,"bout fot,;,r yc.:::,..•s. IIe w:,..s very hi::;l1J.;y- ;.:,:evoked by the miocornlt!.ct of llia ,d fo ( t:.w <l.oco:•,or.rl), excessive fo:ccc. Ile is ;10:-ce:1y ocnte11ced to 10 (ten) yeas imprisortuent. 11 t}.1::-.t the sentence w;:-,3 ;_,;:•;aif .. stly oxcessj_v~ ;:-J1c1. t-.x•e,vd us to reduce it. Co1..mnel tool<: t:.\o view t;; .:•.t the sovori ty of t)1e sentence rnottcd out w;:,,s out of 11;;~?poxti9p_J;_o_ t:-..o sc:;:-iousnesG ·o:r·thc ;:-.ss;:•,ul ts inflicted. In t;iis connection ho :;.•efen.-od us to tb.e cn.sc cf R. v :·Tilson Uunsh;:,, 5 :H.;:t.L.:a. 87 cited 1,y

3:;.•i;:,n SL"tte:.:-~:T in his book t_itlcd !• :.:·:.:r"ld~,ook On Scntcncin,E_ ::-..t Cou:-.-t Lib::i:'2.'.c'Y n.nd so we lw.d to I'Gly on wh.:-.t the 102..7.'ned .:i.uthor said. "One c:;.-etm.-:i r.n j_n dooicl:lnt?, w-'.1(/t:.•u:..· n o:is0 'of l'lll.11··· sL.~w;::-Lc:;.• c.:i.lls fo:.:- ,:,, oubsk:.nti~J. ::ic;·1te11ce is to ask oneso].f uhcthex if tho inji..u·ies inflicted h.:.d not ttci:'ned to be ·f::,,tcl, 2ny clJ.;.:1•cc, or rmy ♦ • o .., o /3. e • o . • ' ' _ ~.... - ~ ~ . - - - . . _ . . . . • ..._.._ol!w-'1'1, ... <'IJ_ _ • ..__, _ _ ~ ...... - - . . , . ; . , . - - ~ .~".Ik::.._. ~:{t,<~~:~i.\t :-,~' . .,1•-,,.••-:,.l.('C:i-,q-i,;,._,_...,~?.,),, ..,_ ; . I 3 ( f l If the OX!Si-T0r ic no, t~10n only c, lic,:it s0~1tonco is c;-,.,llcd fo:..·. If t'.10 :-..nswor c:.~sc of v Luknnfu.;)~}-..9:.t. (1$70) R.C.D. n.175 cvcntt,1.,~J.l::,- died. ,. • decision o:f t,:~is Co1.i:.:t :i.n t:.1e cc.cc of Silv~·..m,s Lbo11::-,rd Hguxuuo v TI. ( 1981) T.L.:::. 66 1 1.10 s"G.1:mi ttcd t~1::-,t t:,o circi.o:;sk:nccs in tho p:..·oscnt ooe'o,c,eooeoo/4 • . r. ;,. ,,·, L r· 4 Ls '"~ &cnorc.l :,:-1,:J.,J this Court 1·1ill not :':·0~,dily intcrfcr<ai with 2- ,. diffo;.'cnt scntcmc0. T:lis cou:;:t will interfere only in limited m;:-,nifcstly oxccss:i.vc o:: t::.1.:·.t t~w sontonci..."'lG court frdlod to consider 2.. ,·;i:;to:z-:i.::-.1 ci:i.·cw,,st;::;:1ce: ox t,1;:;.t it misdi:roctod.

j_tsolf in some 1n·ocoodocl on :,. ·;,.cone. :-_;:,;j_nciplc in t'..J.,,t it soi.:(:;~·,.t to l)unish tho r.:-..tllor ;:-,p:pcll,".nt not i'o:: :1:~;3 ,:.:;~ .:ul ts 011 t}.c doce,·.~sc.,d. but L fo:i.' t:·;.o :~ consoq_,.,_oncc,s o:f ::n:,cL .~.CJf32.c'.l ts w]~ ich consoqt.•.onc:::s were not :rc2,3on;:-,:.Jly 110:;-.:}1".:>ours t:,:focl to i.:."lt8:cvonc, ho rc1)01lod t'.1m:1 ,:-..nd i...-iflicted 2.. vicious 2..ss.--.1.11 t on one of t:.:.cii'. (P. 'f. 3) w;1ich sent :1ir.1 to t;,o e;round. c,~uoi,1;:-: hin (_ dccoc.sod du:cin:; t: .o ;:-,ss;:-,u.1 ts w2.s · ,.,_, hu.:so 110l!l1d on t).:.c hcim involvinc; do::;i:cossod :i:':r2-ctlu.'O o:::' t:·lr, skull. · Obviously t>,,.t il,"'.S .:i. s0riou..s injtu.'y-a llo inflicted on t::.c cl.ccc,.~scd. Indeed t:"c cotu.'t :1-~ .::, dut~~ to iir.posc . --· • / fo:-c t;... c dr..n2''L:l'Ol!.Sl183~ of t}.:.O:JC c.co: ,...,.1 tG. It is not clo.--.:,_• w.... :::t:.,.0:..· t,10 cou:i.·t ovo:i.'lool:-:ic. To :;:;,V'O t:~o \,t);1c.fi i; o:r t:,.:-.t ,J.oul)t to t:.i.0 ,•,:· :·::,~J.J.,·;1t, 1'70 j)l'OCOOLl. Oll t:·.o :c; •J~~□ :!..rJ t.~:... ·:L j_t O\.T .. :.lrJo:.:...tl. :i.to cot-.:,:t clnly cons:i.c].0:•corl t> ·.t ch•ct'rnst:-.nco, it ,;o..'.ld. h"·,vc co1:1c to 8, tho .-,ppolli:·-'""lt uo.s ldllin.:::, )1c:;.• 2.nd plc,:·.dcd fo:c• P.o-:::cy ::mt tl1.o ,.-.::_ipollc..z1t FOJ~, r.t lc,;:.st it uust 0 • Cl ". O /6. • . 6 I ( L • !,1. IvI.C.KM IL!) JU3TIC3 OF ~'J'P:W., (::I. II. KL'3J;NGA) JUSTIC~ OF Al'PDAL (A.. l'f • .A. OE..L.1) JU:5TIC OF .APP.2AL I cc:;:-tif'<J thn.t this iG ... t:mc col)y of the o:.:i::;-in.:.1.