Fredrick David Kajiru vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 134 of 1978) [1978] TZHC 61 (17 April 1978)

• L I TIC PiI 1 1 JTLflfJlC IIOIT HIGI. COURT CII:1-L PJLI1 To. 134 OF 1978 ,,:..OI(ITLJ C11.Ii:TL 0:.,3; :Io.. 185 OF. .... . 1975 Tr •ffiT 'T i' T •.Ym rn L JJ ) L L U L £ L BOIh C.]?. U1O ;Ii T CLf3 D... . TE FiDIRICT DTI 0 JTRTJ PThi. J1T Vrsus T:-I, I2U3LIC. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
• (I-L..:I. :'TQ o 1 )jCffjOR) 4 J U B G L E ITT IdEr z :V.S. S The appdflnt as chcr .;ih nc cnv±ctod of 1jr,oakin' intc . T)uiIin. an co.:itji flfly tLrOifl c/s 296 of 0oc a±a .ntu..iC:;"l to 5 :crc 1Ljr1so1L11. ol:n a bth tic convicti n an the s n; cc. Thorc; was i±sjut;d nc ot .Oii 17/3/74 cho1 at Suji in Faro Dit:ic, s 1jroin into 'nd car oxtry toc..L. OVL:fl. to prnSoCLtI :.n 2J/8/74 .10 accusoci is t. .i.vc t: ols to onc J 's L ic - L dir fl[ thoóe stolon fron SujiIiosion on 17/3/74. 111 11S jLu1-n0flt tho iearnc ii;rict no:istrato C:1 t10 ncI0Ion thvb tho tools •Ln in tOio 2L00SiS)fl of L:nos, (P73), woro thoso otT-ion froi:i tho ChL'Cn. I-I.. .oiso accc.td bo yr;socut:L0n c so that it wao tho ccscd oho h: d. c.c.nt the tools to J - - s. Th - t tic cc.r)cntry tools found. in tho pOOEiGSSiUfl of JEinc 8 \vcrc. 0. t'.icsc tiCfl fIO L 1 J1 illSOl 1fl GirU ccai 1)0 no cLWt tc]r :iur, v:ith i.;a.icry ::cui: ritiss, inthntifiod 1 ono, :.1) .nuc; (P'ii), a cr-nt r from Suji.ir3 FiJTi. hc 'niy ic.ouo to 1)o dccid :;is c urt is whcthcr tho lEri1' UL1l 1 iotrtc. 1 Li iS1ii11 t1t it was t: -cousI/o3]?cl1n who I'd c:.t tho tcls to d 55 (i73 In hio CC U;f0r: tho iwr court th :.ccused cniod h'vin th lo ' J c ii] o arrestod liy t1 -1ic in :j ii0p ..shi, on 1/8/74 uid raooincd jn 1:Lo a C $toCIy L117 to 23/3/74 o'hn o io - .s r lc - sc. osid th:t no C001a n. thc.of rc hn ono t:' J ;155 t S house on 21/8/74 iovs olono o ici.! ...'..; c.o,rcuitry tools to . £. hs rc yi LL?O -( i1 r icc. "? 111)]. in xro hio. f or e'f Iiio :':..n:r ruo c-f cni.al. .s ft.ni-ttod 1) .y lcr;iod JG c; ac nlrf :y, i :y ri:ocly so, -b:'ro was no cvinco LL ::. tic. )r,cocl:'n T;. c1iiiIi accusodt j I Sf TIC)f 1iLj • fl1 tb. i ---rjicd .:;. trict nictr: to ..,L::i;b?. ouccL0u ' 5 J :LnCo of 1ibi . . . -- S--- - -. - .5.-

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• 2 - i's tho lcarnecl. iotrtc ?i1i n d12r ar::3 t.;.oro is no ontis on an aCCLJsCd to prc.ve his lC Of T)l1iJi 1.11 r d. c i to risc r ) ') l' rjL11itj - Sco GC d.cisi.'n in R.V. RiTl i2ULCU (1967) I.0 DS 445. "In ccusd cLs nt .a:v to cst2)lish thai; us alibi is I'OaflOfl - lly trU. to is to creato doubt as to tho stronth of thi caso f;r
• Soc the Ci'1Ofl j t'O C L1J't in 'iU /o iui: (1968) H C.D.

To :)rov; that ac;cas:1' s, d fonco of alibi s bous th pros ocuticn chu1d have prOdU.COI in c:urt U;.jio p:;lico sts.tion o r.circ. and orov'.:. ;o th'.. court th:.t ttio accnsed was noi; in j :iico castdy f:n 19/8/74 to 23/8/74 as all • ed by t'.io :,ccnsod in .':io o.:icc • jnis th rosocnti;n did .a.t do sndhnco .ocu&oed' s dof.xics of alibi cnainod u.arsbuttod. On tho uviJ.:.o.: I ;nd to a:oc with t 'L1IJ1IC ob ±j no t, trial aistr Edvrt ic :i to cc?ao c.'s c' C i o I' Hiijj. ulci not J:iavo ca. [;hc c;nc]:asion th -: tb..: prosoonticn hae, proved its eas ainst thó.accucod boyond.al•1 roasonable doubt. ih c vic.tion vthich is app ; fltY i J:,t snpportod by the --CpUDi_1C ±5 .1 rby çuash'd anT tu :;iut flC C ± Sot asido. The accLi.SOCJ is to ho r1oascd ñc.a custody f:rthwith unless ho is ot.ir7iso lov.fully I -• JUDGE " L. R U S i 17th pril 1978 Appellant - usont and ujaroprosoi.iL.:d. ]tindc :Uor ..a ii/Resp. N5N/SAS ri