D. P. P. vs Gerald Shoo (HC Criminal Appeal No 167 of 1987) [1991] TZHC 2017 (18 September 1991)

IN TIE 7:IG,'.I COTflT OF T:Jr;:.:\lJIA • ~ 1 T n: ·-- ·r:· s S.lll.L •,u- .:.;... - 0 .1.';j'J,;J. IlIG[ COUHT CTIIIillTAL AP?:::AL rro. 167 OF 1907 o:GIIT.AL cn:rn:rw • .1 C .. '.Sl HO. 709 OF 1907 OF ::iii DIS!ffiICT · COU.i.1 1 1' Ol:' ILALA DIS0:I'JCT AT S't.JllU JJTii}OiJ!::- n.. life Cill.J:..Il ES(,:, RESIDE!JT HAGIS 1 JIUi.'J'.J: D .. l"'. p. - ....... 0 • 0 •••• C • :, •• 0 •••••• 0 • • • • • • APF'ELL2U\1T ( OilG. PnOSDClJ'l10R) vc:-csua G1d1~.lu.J) SITOO ••• • ••• , ••••• o ••• o "' • • • o • o • o • • hJ~SPOIT..II;i-JT ( OnG., ACCUir.::O) JUD G ].l ENT. '.fuc Dircc·or of Ptfblic P:;. .. osccutions is ri.ppoclil)C n,coo.nst sentence which he oon'i;oncls to be incclogu .•. -,.:i;o. 011 llis plcn. of c;uil -'iiy rcspomlont was conv.!.o·oc1 o:Z sten.linc cotra:cy ·l;o secJliion 265 of "iiho Penal Code and StenJ.inc fron. n. ::1o·lior vehicle contrn.ry to section 269 (c) of ·i;ho Penal Code. lie uo.s concurrently sontcncoc.l J.;o a fine of shs. 10,000/= on each cow.tt,. /u'e,-ui 011. behalf of ·llic :Direc-'i;or of Public ProsccLri;ions, M:r. Mallbn, tho loc.rnot'!. St·Gc Attorney, nssortod tha.t the two ;rovisioua wider which rosponclcnt lfo.s convicted c"!.o no·i; proscrilJc n. sentence of 2inc in altorn..1.-'i;ive to imprioo1mo11-'.;. Ci tine the c1-ccision of this court in Il• v. Moh'1>acd Dusl1i;j, 1973 L.:i:l. T. n. 51 the lcn.rnc ~ Ste.to Attorney SLt"!Jmi ttoc.'. :1m·i; tho lcn.rncc1 trial Uosi<:.cn·i; !Ie:{;'istrn:i;o coul.:.: only iwposo 'r .. custofad son·:;cnoo unless tlloro aro circumstances which wa.:rro..:i.r ti, cliflcrcn-'i; form of pmri:i1acnt. I entirely oercc wi·;j,1 -he 1.lccision in Dus.hi.ri 1 s case dri.ch, in rrcr View, is a ju.cliciru. in-rca.c. in·i;o ·i;!:i.c u.iscrctiollc.";C; po..rox of tho courts in scn-'.;cncil:llr• Dut unlil.:o the limi·i;c;i;ions cro0tod. by stn:ufor-J Lli11L.1ix.1 scntonccB, ;juc.1.icinl praotioo t'.rC by no:tbro not supposcc.1.. ·i;o :Jc :ri:-;i.<-'.... In other ,rn:;;cls lil.is decision cnn.iot 00 takol1 0,3 c.ll n.1,1.-t.b.or-i -.7 for 11 solcr:m ruk tl1r.?.t in GVD:c:r cnse when Dn MCU.'3CLl. had been convicfocl of a orj_nc for u;.1ch no provision o1 n. :line in al -c:rnc..ti vo to imprisonoonts is proviclocl, court raust imposo n. custot1io.l sontcn.cc unless there arc ci:rcumstn.ncos jus·iii1;nnc for different forr,1 of son-'i;oncos. The rcCF,rl.rorlC1rt eif su.c!l sI)Ccio.l circw:istnnccs should no·t be ;i.nl1iscrirai.nn.tcl.y npplioc;l in every su.oh oc,sc.. Couxts shoulcl first consillcr such fo.cora as tl.fo naturo of tho of:Zoncc, its prcvru.encc n.11-.: tho c;hastly nn.1111cr in 1rhich it was oomnti:ttod before rcqtl.irin,·; -t:1c o.ccusc(l to ru:. .. '.uce circu..1Stancos u!1ic!1. Hill spa-re him ...... /2

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