19951113 TZHC Tabora
The conviction for theft by servant was upheld as the evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant, who had official custody of the funds, failed to account for Shs. 1,224,385/85, which was subsequently found missing, and his explanations were not credible. Convictions for forgery, uttering false...
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- Citation
- 19951113 TZHC Tabora
- Parties
- Appellant: Zabron s/o Muzelengi; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 November 1995
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed in part; convictions on counts of forgery, uttering false documents, and fraudulent false accounting quashed; conviction and sentence for theft by servant upheld.
- Legal Topics
- Theft by Servant, Forgery, Uttering False Documents, Fraudulent False Accounting, Sentencing
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Zabron s/o Muzelengi
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly convicted of theft by servant
- 2 Whether convictions for forgery, uttering false documents, and fraudulent false accounting were supported by evidence
- 3 Whether the sentence imposed was appropriate
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction for theft by servant was upheld as the evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant, who had official custody of the funds, failed to account for Shs. 1,224,385/85, which was subsequently found missing, and his explanations were not credible. Convictions for forgery, uttering false documents, and fraudulent false accounting were quashed due to lack of evidence.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed in part; convictions on counts of forgery, uttering false documents, and fraudulent false accounting quashed; conviction and sentence for theft by servant upheld.
Orders
- Convictions and sentences on counts 2, 3, and 4 are quashed and set aside.
- Conviction and sentence of five years imprisonment on count 1 (theft by servant) is upheld.
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IlJ THE HIGH 00T.7:2.I1 01"' ;I:/-:.lTZANIA A'I! T.b. BO TIA (EC) CRIHINAL li.PPF.J;..L i:JO • 70 OF 1995 ( Origin'll Shiny~"lgo. CrL1in!:.l CD.St: No* 204 of. 199 3 :S_efora~ J 0 L. T1Ilchum'bi 1 . R.:::sitli:::Ult j\fn,gist~t~) ZABB.GlJ f.~ /0 I'I'UZELENGI APPELLANT VE:r:?.[JUS TEE RE:?u.BLIC RESPON:OENT 10 2nrl Count: Fdrgery (;,/s 337 of tbi P,::Lno.l Cod~ Cap., 16., 3rd. Com1t: Utt<:tring o. f~ls1;; d.ocum<1nt c/s 342 of the :::,ttn!)..l Cod;,;; C~.p~ 16~. 4j;_h__ 12_o:-ig_:t: E'M.udulc}~, t f:,J.ss; o.ccounting c/s 317(b) of' tl1u Pci1-:,l Codu Cr.-.p. 16. KA TI'l1I J., ~ ·---···-~- .$..... - - Shiny'.1i."1gn. District Cou:r.t W!J.8 hos:pitr."'Jly n. judici'.tl host of ontt to b<) ca.11..:d. th.: A:p:pell'lnt, fr.,,cing multi:;,lc counts no~ely~ -1- 3t1::~linc ·:;y 2-::rvant c/s 271 of the 20 P,~:1'.).1 Cod~, -2- :iTorg1:::ry c/~1 337 of thic: ?1:c..;l.l Cotl,af k. 3-- Ut~ering ~- f'.11S-J <locurn~nt c/s 3.:J.?. of t·:11c: F;;:::.c.l CoJ.c n.;.::.tl ~4~ F:r8,udrl~nt f'.'.'.lse '1CC01..nting c/s 317(ot of tb.1:1 ?0:".lc1.l Co<l;;; C::,:P. 16, The 9-ppell!".nts :pleo. o:f not guilty to 9.11 counts '.'\ co·(l:r.•s""' ~1~ h!:l.d '1 l~gn.1 right to tt\ka, w~.s '.2,.'lrti:1gerf or prt:cusor to tlie: ·cri~l, t>·.t culmin9.ti::d in his co:,1_viction~ on ,,,11 counts, r.,,nd ~s if th~ itffenca 1 s Weights of sariousnes-s wctr.:t 0:1. tb,:,: sc':il..i 1:ven, th"' tri~.1 r-1~gis.tr:.t~ 9 P'.'.!.SSc<l 11 sentence of fiv~ yeo.rs i1:1prisonmcntt oi1 ~o.ch count 9 b:.:t ord.::ro:td th& S'!\me to run concu:cr..:11.tl;y. •• The Appallant, not 'l :tl/'.l.SOchist, wn.s ~ggrit:Ved r.,nd haa a:pp~ed, 30 ,.gn.il:st convictions througl: r-. Shinyo:,1g:i. br-..s ~d Advocate Mr. Mn.hum'.:l.. I:Ir., rb.hurne. in pros~cuting tb:.! ~:fll)uc.l, mr.J.r1t~ined thatf -1- the tri~l 1 Ho,gisi;ro,te ~rrod in lo.wf in holding th~;t the App~ll9,11t committed forg1;:r-y, utter~d f".tlse documents, o.nd th~t, there was fraudulent f~se o.ccounting• x.1d -2•-w tho.t i t w~s not ::;irov;;;:tl blityond re9.sonable doubt, th'.lt the A:ppall~nt stole Sha.,1,2'24,r3i$/85, -3- that tha tri'-1 }~n.gistrat.;: err.;d in am:;rding '.'!. S(;)r:.t*nc11:, of five ye~rs imprisonment on ..;c,.ch count., On the othitr ho.nd. 1 th.:: R..:1)ublic,. w1.s re:pr.esantecl l)y ;,. 51 ~. Sonior St~t<:.! Attor::1'<:!y Mrq Ndu:.1g1.,r..1 9 wl10 for rcn.s.ons that wili ~mur~e h1::tr~m:1tler1 dE.-cli...'1.ed to· support conv:i.ctior.s, on counts ( 2) ~ ( 3) ~"1:d (.4) but su:f):._.:orte<l conviction on 1st Coul,.t, !\g;).l.11 for rea.sonst I sh~ll ~ dutifully 1nd purpos,.:fully, :Plo.shing 01.n ji.dici~l :;,i~th rucltl,;:rly 1 .-::.re th.;: fb,cts th~t 9.r~ b:~ic:\lly, not cov . . . ri,.,g so V'.).S t o. t..trri torJ. Th1;y · ').re as fol~ows.., '11he A;:11.-::ll-::--nt W'!'J.S ,.n lsnf-listCZ1t -~cco·.mte,r:.t 1 sine.,; Nay 1993, , .·. o.n<l . then As his professionnl . . .. ·. .. .~ ' '• ti tl-.:: 10·..1J.l~;- s ])t.!'J,kS, 'lCCO'Jl'"i tint5f 'b::,.;:.:.king, J.rawi~,g ch-.::q_U es .~en.dy_. for sig:.·1::-,-cure ·::~-- '!.uthor:Lz.;cl si15-1'.ltorL.:s, wi t·.10.ro.wG.l of mon1:ty from )he 10 . l ·~- , E~,.c.l~, :po,y:J,.:Y?·t of W'lf:;':.?3 .= • to t=mplo7e,.;B L.:11 within the Appelln.n:ts .·••,. br".',Ck,~t3 .of •.l-o.tie-S. On t'rla 24/5/1993 1 tha Apj,>cl1ant on· instru.ctionJ ~ (lr..,w r.-. cb.,JCfci.: for S:1aDl,00() 1 00·)/==, wi-~l: o.tt1:11d~nt• supporting Joc:1 □ ~L ts 1 h!:>.d th"' c'.1ee11<:! si,:r.G.::d. ·,;;y ~-; // # 2 :=LRICK WASSHJK• for ,:i:1c:'1.s~ur,1,,;!::,.t 1 L1 roo.•li!1~r.rn :for_ l?~.:.ymunt ?f work,~rs. w!lges, on th~ 25?5/199:=;. It is co:1focm<ling- ch::i.11.::,G'-, d~fyi:ng controversy. • • ,,~i_..~•-.~~• 1~1i~:t,~ ., ., I ,. f. •, scox·.:l::L:~:Lng <nJ.d ,_ ¥.. :, · 1 '.:l.::-.y sus::,>1q1on~ .t:1.!).·.; tq~ Ap:pell~..nt d:1-,i on 4 24/5/1995·~1d.tL1r9,w S)1s.,1 1 000,.buo/,, __ tro;:1 ~-i:i'.Jonga 1~'.?.t·icine.l Bo.nk of Com:n.::::x-.: br'.\Y:ic'.1, on i;.;:'(1 ~,lf of ::1io :,mployurs office.. And it· is no-c J,;:r.Li...:.:l di tl:t::r- th'.).t~ 0 ~ th;.; 25/5/19931 'iih1: A:ppdllant could 20 naithax: t~ tr3,c,:d 9,t ".101Jr::• :10:c o.t :,1is office~, o.rd worr.ied ~bout the 110:c"'y i th0 office: S').f r:: kays w•~r.: fir:c.ily surr~:adereJ by the Appelln.nts wife ::,/ ,- • ~~ R:JS~S F'.ARY i•1UZEL;i;;_,fGI, ·l111n,t thu saf~ W'.l.S opened in th~ pr~S-:Ji1C-c of .i?.,W.,1 ?..C~U-1.T.iJ J'LOO?c .. P.W.2 T!RICK \IA.Ssnm: 9.11:l P,,W. 6 nr:r.::~:::~ou. J'}Jl:L:2-;!'·:c,:.:;· T.f..G-.,:'.,,J,Af is unci::.".\.11,::Eg'e::J~ .~s truthful it iS9 th!:l.t '· ~a·-+ t L~.0 ~ ..,~.:.. ... .:. vcL~ 0 1.1.:.1 o.,...!... +·, • ..ii.~t: .:.>,.,.._ - ~,.o '""f·\::"f t,.•,,.,">",_., \" - - ;...l. \JJ..:.._.:...•1· Q·n~· ,,.o,·•.~ +i,,. .J..- '··' ~ . t-:(r.;/.- ~ 1 horr..,,_·.,.,,·lousl,· 1 ./, ··-9 .... J J.~ the not· p.o.:i.l th/it d~y..,. i ':.111 sue:: ffil?r.io,1s indic·tirienta pref.=:rreJ. ' . conc~J-J.\ C:oll-::ctin'g shs,1,000~ 000/== from r:~ n.J.l,!d. thtt.t .Wh<.:;!n he c!).me b~ck to th~ offic~,. ~1~ n.n.J :?-.~·11,2~ rci,,·Ycn1tcd thu mo1::..::y,; cii.,<l th:i.tf 'lS P,W~2 h:\d givon bio. lca.y;.:::Jo go to j',Iw:i.:C'Z'.:, to s~~ his. sick chil':!,~ ·ha (A,:ppcll9nt) Th t:. trial ...·' 1119.gis t ro.:t.:: · ,_ ii: ~ ~1L_rnt,al:;r C0;."1Si-'.ldr~~1 j1.1,,lg;n~::.t, r0tj.,c·:~J,i the Defence 9 found the _i?ros,.:.,cution 1,,rovi1:1r5 th~ ch"l.rg1:1s ·ou~·o:d r,::~sonn.'bl-: ldo-ubt, n.ntl henctt 40 th~ cor:victions 9 '.lXl-:1 sent,::,;,1c,,,s 9 t~1-..::s 1)r0'Vo:cL,g tl1.is 'lj)pc)~l. In ti-le lir.:ction for .J.is:i)o·s~J. of t::is App~n.lt I sh'.tll first d.~~ ,;,d th co1Jnts ( 2 ), ( 3) ~nu (4) t~1-..:.: coP. Victions on which fo;2;_1J no support from the §tote Attor1:.py. In is not<;J. with res:pr~ct, th3.t the 9-ll ...,gc:l cc,.sh f~.ls 1::fL:.l voucl:llr 1 ~ Joc'..:LH,li1 t forged. 1 rel evn.n t in th<# _S!'.l.i:l cour1ts, w~s nd-:-cr t~:;.1J~r,d i::'.'. uvi.i~r:.c-.: 1 nor ~ny credible: ~viJuncE f~uduL.:nt 11tt.::red.J remcd:1.e.l tht: sacr..;t· of the prosecution 1 a.11.J the tri•.-.l :-bgis-tr::.te tr,J'.:l.·s.:::l t:,.d S~'..m0 · ''.'.8 ~ S!;l.:,.cturr-y, 9,nd 9,;Jftic.,,teu from the d'J.tJt of .:h,cii:i.h-::ring tl:.,: s::ua,,:. :'"3ut with ro::sp~ctJ. ev..:m more 9 sorro•,.;f\,l is t 1 .~" f,...._ct thnt~ t·:1,::, tri~il ::'~~gi.str.:i.ta in his minds, h~d 10 ,:;ill.o·.:ig:~ e7iJl:!nCe,~ not r0co~c2~J o_f cours.:, to convic.:t wholeso.l,.::: on tr~o:: sr-•.td. counts. Ai1·..:. still_, n:;:i~.zL:,,?; 1 is th,:f·.: fo.ct 9 thn.t, th~ tri~l l\10.,1is tro_'t,: ignoJ_\-;-14 I ho_j_).;: ::--,ot -l"l.::-1h:rc. t~ly ~ ti1c f'.1ct 1 th!l.t. if th,;i ·ce.sl::. vouc~7..-!:::'f W':.S pr..::p'-n·r.::::1 1 :::,.:for1::1 th~ wi thJr~w::-.1 of money fror:i th~ sp1.:c·'.::2.o;tion h,ts it~, tl:i-:i.t th.a :.,,rosclc,1tio:1_, w:1s referring to Cc.sh Vouc:10r1 tht:: origi;,'.11 of }I)7 hitit ;in,F1 , it could. onl3r h~v~ D<=¢'1 wri tt~:'.l 1 aft.::ir 2·~/5/199 31 ~ft . ff to£::rDi::i.o.tion of a~rv-Li~ 1 when the !lbov-:.,t i.t j_ □ w.i th :c.=sp~ct.:..-'." .; 1 n.buncb:i.1tly cl,---=c.r, th~t~ the thr~::e co.unta 20 _ S)"I-OV9 :;l wur(j not b~yond. · r.;io.soE'.lbli:l .iouct 1 /..•;i:f diJ submi fa both th;;, dr::fc:nce :1,.'1tl St').tu Counsels~ corat:covi'.:!rsy th-:,,t,, "l,_pan OJ,•i:!i1L1,3' t'::~ ~J~1.fe:, o:..-.:J.y i:.'.hs .. G65/==r w~s foun:l th ..n·uin~ }Jct it is ~1:1-:-,ll~~ un:lis:put:::::il-..: th:::.t, tl:.r:: ,.:pp.:::lla.nt diJ wi thlr.~.w Shs. 1,000, 000/= from ti"-•--= ::3~\:.1k 1 ~-1-l th~t Shs ~ 1~ 224, r3£/85 w~s hol ..k:;:-~ th"' S:".fe- in which l1~ \Tb.:J o:.~p:_,os"':..1- to hiwe kert the mon..;y 9 Ht noi; i£V-.:tr, lenLd ')Y th~ A;,i_.l"'ll:::;;,t. :Sut~ th..:= Appellant mn.int:uned, 30 This 1-s 9,1"". L:t;:.:rt!sting J.,ift1Ecet which th"' tri~:t !·i-:.gistratc, o.ftr:=r due consilero.tion~ rGject~J~ (h,. ny p~rt,., I :.-:,.?,V\:.! g:i. V.)j.1 ou.u:ii:p:...·~ ,.ut opportunity of scrutiny' to tht: .:vLler.!Cf.: g,,nctrn.lly, !).:..1,l I '.1IY'. :i::.:l.r::ly 1;.L1us1:ed 1;y the deft:11Ccl~ oncu th-:.: :/:.r.:os.,;:cution h~.::i ·bro·ught th,,f ,:vL!_..,,nc<.l ;_-10::ie, the..t thi! app.ell~1.j.1"t had th'3 ;:io:1-::y,. I h,vd .;:xaminul J)-.::fu:1c-..t }Jlz}1i1.)it :i}) .. li,. vil-c: which th~ A:p:p-..:ll1:?.:.1t clo.i.::a,.d, to ·1:w.v0 gi Vtfl t':i,:.: no::.--1,q -:;o :i? ,.U .. 2. Ard one~ - the All~'c:11!:U':l. t ho.a ,,;oncl this f~r, whv"t~1,_ff it w0.s i:rregu1nr. for P. \-!. 1, ? , W;, 2 !).nu P~ 1tT,.C 1 to o_J?.m tht! o.ppell:~.nt-s s.<;.:L::t i11 Li::1 9."ba,:.,nce,, is imm~tcri~.. 40 J) ti f cllC<:i: ·-:,,,,., ·t ·•D :.:.r.l...t11.,DJ. ., _ .. 1•·'9 VI. ,,11 ·1--\;! -,.1.0·,,..,__,J.t_; ~•'A ... .;.,,... '-''A<• 1 l?'7 000 i 1-· ,_,Lo,.;> • ..L, ~- ... :~ ........ o .pa1·-1 - ,".,,.... ~ to ... El1IC1C \I.L.GSII-JI{: it neither shows 1 th<= sLf.t:'.3.t·.1rc of nor th..-: giv1::r. It is str,lng~s- thc.t t::::;.:i ;._:_:,}.:;;ll~.ntt an Acco11::.1ti"t1t o·f tl1irty Y-=!\rs <:!X:periencc, woul.J 1.)~ so c1:.:r-1.tfr:l ~s to ~,.-.1ve :1 vo-:..1ch~r pra11'.:'.rs::J., · th~ w-:1y it was;, -uut forgt,it to (sfJ!.Vu tte rec\;i'ITer to sign for it. I n..m in !).g'rai:l;)lant uith the trin.l :i-i~-:.g.i:dnt<:! 9 th'1.t :J2fe10C& Exhibit :1D_,1::, was -lefensiv0 JrOduct of -~ft.:!l.' t::1oue'lt~ '). runny i.-ris lon aft~r 1 cr.yJr::ili ty ~s:c::,)s·s;,,,:~nt 9 wo·.1lJ. Sc:tlDl j_n my vi,;W, to J?urth1::1r, scorn t:a,:,; Ap:p1.::ll::mt. 2 ,,''.1., 2 1~::i.i1e.:d b""iYlG :.--~c:;~.;,.:d OV!:!r 'JX!.Y mon-.::y 1 'Jy 10 th,:;; L:i,>1)-.,:llnn.t~ (.1?i'.l vr:-.s- ~ss._,,ss ...d h.::.:.,;·::ly cr~li°:)lc:. He wn.s the sola · signo;;;or-f of th2 chaqu2s 1 n..'1.l :15.d ,.1ot :1.uuJ. to go through th~ A:i,ilJ.-;llQ.l.1t 1 to stt':cl.. And if P .W. 2 h:.d :i.llow"'J. th.:.: Apl)..Jllo,nt to go to Mwo.n~C4 9 to a,:;:e n. sick <;hilcl, tha s~,:: J? ,'\! .. 2 would not ·,10.vtt. O(;:en -1- supris~d to S-.;u work;:ll."S not bclir.g :p~itl th..:iir ~~l~.ri"'s 9 •-2- ha would not have hurriuclly r-,tported to .!? • H ~l, tc1;.; ~DS-8nc.., of th.: appelll),.i"'lt~ :-};- hu would not s~nd Jh1oplt! to th~ Ll,)pol~t to chv,.t-k his where~bouts, --4- he would not :i,1.,.rson,'.:'.11:y cont':l.llt t;-~'-= A:pp.£:1.1::,;c,ts i•lif<! 9 o.bout the o.ppelln,nts whe~ e.bouts" -5- h,:,: wonl.;l ·not to...1{~ tD.~ troubl.::.i 1 of having the sa.fe-:'co:penud 9 as wi tr!t:tS-Sadt- which h.:: would not do,, if ~10 kn-=w he had bean hn.nd.,;1d the 20 mon..:y, The persoi1 showing such conc~rn, wo·c1ld not be th~ pt:irson~ we n.r..: -:J...:ing p,:;rsno..ded to ·b~li.av1:: 1 \'TOuld rclct:i ve the mon~y from the Lpp~lb..,."'lt 9 st~~l th~ r:J.On1:;y 1 but m~k..: o. u-h1rn 1 ~.nd plant th-i:t th<:#ft upor.•. tr.o Ap:pal 19.n t¢ I co.1::0.ot:, but ::,,11.d Si'/t'.11 ow, this 2ro pars i tio:n~. in th,; circunsto.uccn_ I ')J;1 th-:rofo:r.,, f.i.:Hi.1ly to conclude n.s did the tri!:l.l :,Ic.gistr-:.td~ tb.o.t th1:.: A:pp-..:llc.:,.:t c.licl o-.f'ficit>,lly hav~~ in o·ffj_cil).l ~ustotl:y-, :!b.s ., 1:f'?,2/~~ B0J./85f t~1c:c!' t:.--..,~ 1:1011.cq W:'.\S on 25/5/1993 su bsuqu~ntly found Dissing- 1 ::i.,d thn.t tL~ £J!?1.:llo.,1t 011 t·:ic:t v-:ry d9.j,- could not b1;; tr::i.c-~d,, t:1~t :-1e ·:!:-:.d n<:1itl1,:;r ol:to.LiuJ. J.(.:~V•J cJ~ ,::jsence from !1-'1:,"bo<ly, nor ~--~1x1cl,:;cl tLL: D0~:J7 to P/:i~2 'lS h~, cJ.~.i:,,1-:::,,l~ Tht: Apl-)ell!:nt th~refo-rc 30 tolJ. li,as~ on two ~S}J,:-cts~ -1- th,:--,t .L..: wo.s given lcn.ve of a.1Js~nce from duty 1 :.cntl -2- th·:1.t h~ h~1d.~:l thu !.il.0;.-11.:iy to 2/ifl,2., But lies. re::mo.in l i ~ , o,r1cl ,;J.or;:; often th'.lll not~ ths: Lccun..,,1 t1:;1lls. li~st whi=re h.::: kn~w hi&: io guilty~ :i.r..cl h.: j_s trying to b.itl.; t;1is f'.'}.ct froi::1 the Courtt .9.S the truthf'ul ~l tclrn'1 t i ve 1 is n.c tu :,,11:? to 1,1 fr!::.d gv.il t:r. From t:te '.J.bove, I ~m c!.~1.tisfi,.:;Q o,s w~13 th_,,. tri~l L~,:;istet~, tht:-.t tha :pros.ecution evid.:mc<:!? ditl -=Stl.'.l.·01isl-'>. i),:qor:..d o. sl1'.!.d.Ow of dPubt, thc.t, it was th~ n,pp..:llo.;1t 1 '.lnd nobody als.: 1 who stol-.1 th-.: c:harl.3'1::d money~ Tha co;:1victio11, was o.s d'7!B0rved t:i,::i .it w2.s 9. :m.:ist 1 ~:id. it is u1>held., Ls o.fort:s1.id 9 the tri'.:l.l Ifo.g-istr".!.ist, :,,!).Ss-.,d a s,.;,ntenc~ of five yaa.rs 40 im tilii"'ri:itonmtm x- t on •~en' "''... · co·,·, t ... -~ ,, '-"-u~.s;u. ,, •. 9 ..... n~,, r- , 1;_1Q8 "} t o ?Un concurrently_ ,.,L 54 Th"' tr.ic.l :fa.gis tr'l t,;. ho.vL::g gi v~r_ ?llous.,11c-::: t.<?. ::tha,,f"!;l.c-J.;, tho.t th~ . . . '.· . Appclioi1 t '\o,'11~ C, lirst off ;.;1:.il6r, ,.D...:.:V'<.:rtl:s::L;;SS proc~cdad to. giv~ the . ·. .of tl:.r. f'.'.'.ct, th::.t tri..,~ .;.ccusud l1o.s not deprived. hie co-wo-;-k«rs .6f r~'7.iving ti1..;ir sr.2b.riea on tim,;;. 1.:·.it. ?,lso h-...s c.'.).us.,,d o.. grur.t loss of non~y, tho:: Gov~r::.,:.:i.ant ~19,d r~i'HV;lcl fro::i n. do;:ior Countryp 10 jo.il tern in respect or' 0e,c:! ooun-:~ h.: h~ been convicted .if~ :rn.ch s .... ~1t<£'.:.cas c.r-: to run concurre:ntly.,·· 1 . . ~d set n.sidt:: tht:e s,.::nt-:::'lco;;as 1 ny. obs.::r:~tions c:m_-s£::ntencing ,'t ... Ha.gistro.te to tr,:;e.t ~ l the c~J.'.l:::·g-.l,:: off~:r1C,;:!S·,. ~s being. of. equa.1 g~,d. ty of S<::riouaness· 9 aho11ra h·::>H ::lu 1:t1.::-V~r both,;:rad to read· eo.ch . . o.ffcnc~ sectionJ. to se~ h()W: th,<: L0ginl~.tuJ~a in iis leg·islative . . wis<lomt ge.v~ ~~ch offtmce its ow.c! w.)igb::;, j_n ·soc.i0ty $ -~;y pr;;;scri bing 20 o. tl.i.ffl!.tr'51Y.:.t 1n.misl:1me.nt., I shD.11 !?.<lviss: the i,;:~.gistr'.ltc :.lntl I D.D doing it now 1 th-~t he sho.11 ncv.;.ir ~•~s ~"-Y a ..xGt::)nc~ without . . t u r o f t'·11~ 1 0.w. .:,c, 0co:,:1u, r<:11 .:.;vc;n t • 1~pr1;;1!'). 1 .i f·. th I • '.1.l . t: ·cri - '-~ . • t !ro,\, !'i~gis ' ~ e:, h~d recollected th".l,t t·i:1a Shi.nyo.r~g,:-. :C rO{J:C'.l.'.:J:::.~, 'J'lS Gov,~rr.::1c:n-b :p-roj._~ct~ it would ht:we d.O'\!rne-d on l::in thc.t t.:-._,, Yiinhr:.m :-~:e:ntc:::nc1:<s Act 1972 1 ~s L.ncr1:.d.e0, fro,:1 tis~s W'3S D.'.?i'lic'.).1:1:·:1 .".',:::d :ce.nc.:; tha f::inimm S~1tei1.ce of fiv~ f..:o,rs i::1Jris01::::i"':1t o:.i.-fi:rst co:.::,1~,r co::.sirh:r:i.ng th"' c.rao1.mt in vol v~tlf 9.{!,!l,in showing~ th,'.1-t th;; L.1gisl ~.hl r0 w~s tre.::i.ting tb.&ft of Publi<:: pro1,1s:rty, :::ior.:: :Lgn0rni11Y;;islyt ·th!:'.71 otb.;,;r cho.rged offenc<;J~ 9 so, that, ira:posL1g .9, ninim,1,.1 s .:.:r:t.::nce of f.i:v~ J'e~.rs. on first count 1 c.nd 30 le-s~o.r Ele,:1t,::nc&s on· other countsr th0 trio.l rno.gistro.te would ha.ve mor,i ho~our9,bly: n.chi.ev~cl a fiv,;: yeD.rs conc·c1rre...,t sentr,mce, i f he b.o.s ap~inJ. c.tsnchnent to it, if order1:.±:l so to run~ Third, the tri:9,l Mc.gistrn.t.~ nn:rst r'3o.lis'=!f th9.tt s.e..>1tencing en Accu·s1:t<l person~ is a s=..11si tiv<:! ax.:;rcis'-$ of discretion. ~'1d not Th~ trin.l Court s:houl<l ~12,ve coll-:ctt?d ao.ti.!r.t~ls, to h~lp him to o.wo.rd o. just IJUnishm~,t, in tl'le circu;:ista,.,c<ds.- In tl1is co.se, the trial Mn.gis-t:r::i.tef denonstrn.tetl uoru of trio.I f~_tiguc. 9 thm1 desire to. s.e.e, th!"'.t ..:,o.oh s:antcnce, met -tbe ju1;1tic,! of th-=l co.se, on 1::'1Ch count .. I, ' I ' 55 ~JJ ; ). I JJ~t 1 for tl-1~:: :i.:JoVt:: obs~1.,v~,ltior1s, e.n.d. ~llow.in.g t~ha O.lJlJe"tJ or1 counts (2)! (3) r21d (4\ th~ !).i.JJ..lcl".';. .:in ,first count, is dismis-s<t<l in 1995 .. .IUDGE ·Nr .. ~;:::,.cluri 9 Se1:dor Stat"' Att:.1r.·,ay.:for t:c10:: J.&public A _,_.)Je'o;l.Ln:n t; Za broo s / o ~,foz ':i!l vi1gi is :Cti:Qr,lfH::n t &d by Mr. I1o,huran. who is 10 n.bser/t, ~rd. inst.::o.cl I-1:r:, l'-'It!).ki; is. holding A. brief 09.sa .. Court Cl(:,;rk~ :Lr.., Julius 1995,. ..,.. '