Emilio Mpelemwa vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 83 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2433 (16 September 1991)

'. ' . A-We_ ~ -- rir 'lHE H:i:GH cotmT OF Tirrh Y AT MBEYA APPELLA'I!El JURISDICTION (Mbeya Registry) lII(lH COURT CROOlT.AL ~ NO. 83 OF 1990 (.~ .c.rtm:iJlal Case Noe 15 o~ 1990 of the Dist.Tio~ Court .of IriDga.Diot at Iringa,) :BElilOBE, j -. 'E •. c. MAss.ITo t>ri. M. : .. EMILIO MPELEMl)WA. •••••••••e••••• .APPELLANT Versus 'lBE ~ REPUBLIC •••••••••••• ~ ~ PB!!,.,. ... ··. The \ppt\Uant,ErdJ.io Mpelemwa, ani two· others who apparently- have not a.piea.'.1.led were ointly olun-ged with .' ;found guilty of Robbery oontra.ry to . ~ . . seotiona .a85 and ?86 Olf the Penal Cod$• i' They were ea.ch eentenoecl. to thirty YQa:re iJnprisorunerit. This appeal is t both conviction and santenoe. 'l'hievee bl:oke into the oomplailwltlf house, fired a gun to soa.re him a.nd · ente:i:ed and stolo 250 1 000/ • from him. 'lbo oomplainant alleges to have identified them while they were outside hi .house through the moonlight. ' The same day the polioe were informed ro,4, they searched the accused. In the Gppella.ntl s house a muzzle--loading_ gun - ;found. . . . ThiEt evidel'\oe, the laa.1:..;ed Sta.to Att(jrney argues was not enough to fo'UlXl a conviction, Tho_ appollant and hie oq,,c,coused were not properly identified. The moanlighi was outside and the complo.i:r'la.nt oan not be sa.id to have identified the thieves by peeping thr the window d.espi te the soare from the gun shos •. I agree with the le8J."n8d Sta.t Attooy. Tb.a appellant was not properly identified ,Uld.er :the oirownsta.noes of the co.se. Nor was there a;ny description ' ! of the thievea by the complainant as ia required by oa.selawe There a.re also oontradiotions in the testimonies of the proaeoution Witnesses, While the 90mplaina.nt says thqre was a. gun fired twioe his son whether · PW.n wa.q not sure / · there wa.s a gun fhot. · While 1 t is argu,c I that. a. muzzle loading gun (go) oa.rt not firs twioe .,. at the eaine time like a :Se.url."'6U~'UQ or, autoina.tio gun no 'ba.llistio experl 'WaEI ~~sted to &l'll.rnil1!~ the gun foUIJd in the appellant• s house to see if it· had been tired the prev·hus I_ligh t. In faot the:ro is evid.el'.l08 thD.t the a.ppellaht\Q gun waq not :ee ai all. • •• /2 . i

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