Peter Mwambene vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 175 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2438 (25 September 1991)

, il')s '{,(., ... ·-- .. _ IN THE HIGH CUURT OF TANZANIA. · NC 1'.WtV 4_ APPELLATE JURISDICTION (MBEYA REGIS'mY) · Mi.GR COURT 0Rl'?'1IN...;t.· APP~ .. NO. t 7:, ·:::: ·1 ;0 iUFJGJU.l• gm;111N~ fi.SE uo, ei OF ~ sis-o ':? . '»HI PISiiid'- QOUi. 1 » OF. Mll"SY .. i. DIS'fRIC'J! :J. MBEYi . ,, - iefjMP ~ a.,_KEi'ar!i • D/re,i.:::.~~ t~; Iii • • 0 •. • • . . . . . , . v·er~'-lS

• UPUIMIQ • ' l $ I I ; : s I : ; : ' ~ : Fe . . ·-- ; .. '!t, app, ,,n, 'NI IOUI!- guil tr Qt boing found i::l possession f PJ'Jltrjy '.ftlJIQtt4 '9 _pq ·.-a heM. Ato oi-· '.ln.liwfull.y '1CQUired c/$_ ,t2(;,,.,,,, jU Jl Codo•'aild ·was· entonocd •- 3 years llnp.i1.ai a,11.t,1 VAO 111.~imwn pa."lltf proscribod by law. He is appGll,11, 1$~-i. ,., · ·totioi) and .sentaroe, MS-• llti'Gt lo& rJtato 401 .dool!.nvd. to suprt tha o~~ - fOJ' tho J'GalOJI -141 tb :;orμt4.'t,'1.oti was based 0n -t;.r.0 uncO?'l~JY;lted

statement ~ ~ o;-.couscj, · As I shall. aan dnoonst:rate_ the leartied Stato •tt;mo.v wa., fuliY justified to take tho s~~r.d c did, thq OVidenoo ·rol:!..rd on by tho pro3cu-:ior. <-:!::: .. :- from thrco wi tnesse!I· whpo ovJ.dc:,co was similar, ~t.ccording to .d.ndulilc MwakY\lnda (PW1) on 8/2/90 at about 2.00 p.m. ho ·had found the first. accused , . Isa Adam With anot· her person 'lhO absconded, selling 9 pairs of second hand kha.ngas. Since it is not a oo mmon thing to see second

------ .. 2 hand khangas being sold, he quarried him as to how ho came by tho clothes. The first acQ.tsod and tho otnor 'person ab 1 c 0nd0 d leaving tho clothes t the spot they were found. ':Chey were chased and apprehended. 1 rhc first a.ccused then m0ntioncd the appellant and another person _as tho ones who h:td given him the clothes, 'Xhat infot,na,tion lead to tho .:irre::,t of th:) 1ppolL:mt. In his atitomont j,n court e firs·t accused .:lt first dc:.Jicd havirtg over knQWn tno appellant • In cross oDmination, however, . • . / he statod that tho kngas had been given t him by tho appellant as a pledge for iJ. J.ta~ of 700 shs. ho had adva,'.lccd to him 3.nd that h" ,,__ , · resorted to selling ths olothos becauso tho appellant had. rlefaul ted to pa,y the n, It she\l.ld lle\vo boon olaar to tho trial magi,'3trato that the st.atemont ~ ~ ffcou.sed co,:.ld not be a.ctod upon to convict the appullant unloee it W'QS oo.rrob0ratod, Corroboration in this case could have 001110 trom the wifo of the appellant who w. ..... 3 rcportou 'uy .c.ol, ~~ tQ ha.VO Said that the kha.ngas belonged to her husband but n~ otfQrt wa.1 in.ado tr> ca.11 her as a wi tnoss in w~;.ich case her st&temorrt wae llgf.'\r say ovjdonco which was inadmissi'b~ 'J,• Tho ijtomQnt Qt th first acousod connecting the appollant with the offonoo hav:t,ng not b0cn rrobotd, it would be unsafe to allm"' the conv1c tion to e tand, T.ho conviction is accordingly ,qtt::!.shod und aontonoa sot asido, Tho appellant shcul(i ·be sot froo at oncG unless h is othqrwito o,allY detained in roepcot of some other mattar. ... . .. . , dM~~- f ;tt Mboya '1 ~ '.." . . ~ ( { \25~ Sotembr, 1991 . ' I. ·',I / L• J:, ·a. CHU.A JUDGE Judgmont delivoro~· in . . ., . tho pros'3nco of Mr, Mbiso State Attorney for th0 . . - . .. ') •' Republic-.'; < 1 ':- • . _:,,;;---, :;;flt~ . L• J-. R. CHUA LJRG/,TM' lima . JUDG3 25/9/91