Elias Peter vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No 66 of 1999; Criminal Appeal No 66 of 1999; Criminal Appeal No 66 of 1999; Criminal Appeal No 87 of 1999) [2000] TZHC 250 (14 June 2000)

IN JT ARUSUA

• canwij PFL lbs. 6 67 3 At 37 OF 1999 0 (Oriuc1 XUaha District Court CrC0iIo. 112/9) ELfAS PiT1R •. • • APPLLAT Versus T REPUBLIC •• Rj.iSPOxTDENT / f JUDGMENT -. 1 IUSHI, JIJIGiJO Four Appbals have boon consolidatodi The .ppollan -ts aro

Elias Potor - 1st Appollant •• .- • ilashim Saidi. - 2nd Appoflant Swaloho Horned - 3Pc1 kppollt and Pcter Laizer - 4th Lppeliant, The four appellants woro jointly charged with t1cffcn6à of stáadig c/s 265 of the Penal Code. It was al1ogodtbt on.2ndofpry1999 ' at about 8.30 his, at ire-Zar'' ca s a i3iThy, tho Lollsnts jointly stoic 33 cartons of tiles va 1 odiT5OO,OOO/= - tue property of S.adick Oainbai Th uil-ty to bho char but after the trial, thçy wcro corvietcd as Ohrgoci, They wore sontoncoci tø.fivo (5) yoar inprioniibn% oaáh, Thro appoling ainst the conviction and sentence. !fter hearing tic oppollants and the learncü S.tate Atoriy, irs. Ift1latTr- , the .pca1s worc allowed,. The conviotLori was quw 1 aod and. the Scfltoncc st aside,, Th49 Lppellants worry to be . re-leased. forth. - h 5 frau Prison, casons wore reserved. Reading the grotnde of aprcal for the four Appcllants uOy are all Coflplaining -that -they were' convicted without sufficioni ovidcico. On thO QVidcncc on rocord, the coiiplaint is justifiod. In actual fact s tho learned ti magistrate did not say that -tho prosecution ovdonco '. •• had ovod the charge beyond reasonable doubt, In his..00nclud.ing .. :.; entonco, the learned trial rnagis -tratd stated, and I quotp:— . . "To swa up as I-said before, the group of security gua±'ds had the keys to the gate which opens the store as well and the second group is this one which,: had the kbys :to tho store rid actualy one of ho member jfl:.ti4s sdcond.roip was soon - S. taken out -tiles bütthe othor iernor.bf the othor:group S rosis -t this fact and ho. never .disolosod this o his cuployor. S

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"Stato itor , .Arusha0 N. MUSEI JUJDO 14/6/2000