Ignas s/o Vahaye vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 32/97) [1998] TZHC 2417 (2 October 1998)

• lli·lIPOPQ I J .' AT SONGEA ... t HIGH COURT CRIMINAL APPEAL No.32/97· ORIGIN1\L C:°RTI'1INAL CASE NO. 78. ·gF 1996 ')F THE . ' DISTRICT COURT MUFINDI AT HAFINGA DISTRICT IGNAS s/o VAH!-.YE i •••••••••••• APPELLANT Versus: THE R:.i;PUBLIC ••••••••••••••••..• RESPONDJiNT JUDGMENT .,,. __ ..........:.-...... ........ ~ The appellant was charged with stealing· fr .• m a motor vehicle e/.J 296 of _the Penal Code; the motor vehicle TZC 8462 Nissan Bus whieh jlie5 beheen Kaibira. and Iringa through Mafinga a.eked :at Iringa waitin; t!r. a repair, Its adio cassette, cassettes and motor ,switch and switch we.rt (, . ehlen en 7/9/98. Tw"i; months later the appelant came to sell a radio cassette for Shs. 6,000/::.: to the driver and et,nduct,+r· of the bus frem . which the things were stolen Le• fn 4/11/96, Re was arreste and chged, •· The evidence is overwhelming for he went back to s.el the radl easette _ a.r:' was caught with it. He mentined the 2nd accused as the person wf• !'ld ii him the stolen cassetter, The appellant was convi.ct.ed and sentenced t. l y ~ . imprfoenrnent~ The evidence was· verwhelming, The appellant came to ell the etolen cassette:t 2 months after be theft. It is nc..t a fast 4 ~ ♦ ving item. That is why 2 months later they cae to sell it to the ve ♦ wner of it whs clear-ely advertised that cassette to buy the doctrine despite the lapse of 2'menths. ·The appeal is dismisseq. E.L.K. MWIPOPO, JUDGE •

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2/l0/lW8 Coram: Hon. Mwipopo, ,Judge. Appellant: Absent, does not wi..sh to appear. ··-··--- .. .F.o.r .. Rspondent: Hro 1:Jaryuba B.A. is present. B/C Grace Haule (Miss), RA. pourt.:, :Judgment delivered in the absence of the Appellant. DR to inform him. E~L.K. Mwipopo, J. 2/10/1998 .: I certify that this is a true copy of the original. :\ .· ,.,..;.,_/ \ ~-- /7 : DJ.C:;TRJ:,GT REGIST_RAR HIGH COURT SONGEA ·-- -· •I /I ~-- ........