Hassani Yusufu and Others vs Republic (DC Criminal Appeal No. 20 of 1991) [1991] TZHC 2425 (9 September 1991)

DT T!I!~ HIGH COURT OF T.i.-'U"'q"Z.ANI.A. !T WDOO (DC) CRI!V::INAL APPF.u.-U. NO, 2,-, OF 199" (From the decisi•n of the District Cowt of Kondoa at Kondoa in Criminal Case No. 162 of 1,89) . ru.,ss11rr l'DSTJFU A.ND 3 01'::l!.::RS APP"J1LL'JJ11'S versus R'JS!'OIIDm1T • .J U D G M :TI N T This is an aJpeal brOU[;ht by four a;rpellants who 1-iere jointly ehargad and convicted by the District Cou:::-t of lCondoa in Criminal Case No. 1,?2 •f 1989. Three appellants appeared 1::efoxe cOUl"ii fo:i:' t!'le heaine of tl'leir appeal on 2/9/91. Unfortunately; the foir.:-t:1 a:,pellant was repoted dead. Therefct1--a, the appeal i.n respect cf t:J.c',t a;?pallant 371 had to abate under te provioions t,f section/},·· of the C:ciminal Procedure .A.ct, 1985 ["J;..ot No. 9 of 1985J. The apr,ellants, who we:re all convicted of the (-ffcnce of store - brealdns nnd stealing c/ e 296 ( 1) of t11e Penal Code, v10::.·e sentanced each t,, saven yem:-s cf imprisonmont. T:10 trial oou:.:-t to1,n0d t0 sentence as 11 tho statutory minimum se11t0nco 11 0 There was a11ot0r accuacd porson {:acm1J3cd No. 5 at t)o trialJ wn o vms chr.rged with tho offo nee cf 1"0c0i vi11G, stolon p~:>OI)0riy c/s 311 ( 1 ) of tho Penal Code but was acquitted. The allegation against the app0lla11ts was that tho.y '.:md jointl:y broken into a scool sto:ro and from w!1oro tiley stole fifteen oc;rrugatod sheets valt'!Dd at ss. 22,500/=. • ••••••• /2 0

2 Tl::.e school hoac:.tcac]1or ["P.w. rJ tole', the coUJ.-t of :ou tllo store of their school wc-.s 1Jrolmn into curinc; tho 1tla1t of 30/10/89 anC. fiftoon '- iron sheets of throe retro and uge 16 cacJ:1 wore stolen tlld'.i:'of'l"on; Isti&itions vroro oonr:onocd 1 and tbrou 0 b. luclc one nan ru:icl a ,.fOrtai'l 1-rexo found carr:1,..ins iron shoots. P.w. I recocro-ooc1 tl10 s;:1oots and identified tl10r.1 as t'..:oso stolon frco the. school store. Those two people . , ,:: oontiomc1 o.cousoa. Ho. 5 81oho.ma. llasscniJ, w'-10 was acg_uittod, o,s tho ono ,r:.10 sold tl:en the iron shoots. .A.cousod lfo. 5 wns ihto:rroe;ntod end aclnittod to l:.avo solc1 tho iron sheets to t11.o two people. J:o fu.--:-t:::er said t!lnt fifteen iron s!1oots wore 1Jrouc!1.t to l::iu by t:10 aj?pollo.nts, w!1O ef:f'ored then for sole to hin o.t S11.s. 1,000/= oao:1. Tl10 a;_-:ipcllnnts 1roro lnt0r assonolod and intorroe:;ntcd. Y:Ioro thoro is. t!1c:.t olea:r evidence •f P.w. + f:t1e h0adtoacl1er of. t'..10 schoolJ P.w. 2 /:the 1rarc:l. aoorote:rJJ P.w.3 [:tho villne,-o clmirr.UJJ.J osta°Jlisllinc t'..mt tl10 ap:pellants ac1.r.1i ttoc1 to hnvo coi:ni ttcd tho storo - bronldnc and to haw stolon tho fiftoon iron sheets. T10 appellants t:.1011 offered to CODj,)ror.iso tho. netter by payil18 sor.10 kind of cocrpcnsa.tion. fl.l?l1ollo.11t IDRISA YUSUFU /:'ei.ccUBoc1 lifo. 2J pnid Shs. 4,300/ c:• App::illant .ALLY .t.JmD.t.J.J.Kil Z:aoCU$ed No. 3J pe.ic, S1s. 1,500/=. A1?,i)01lrmt J:J.;LY YUSUFU [:accused Ne. 4J paid enc Seilco 1-irist wnch. Tho tlocosod appol].'ll:lt I·I.A,'3SAlIT YUSlJFU ['acy1:sod Ho. 1J also vaid S):.a. 4,300/ ... ,;, Tho fifth nccuscd, who wcs acqui ttod ["MOO..AWiE'D TIN3Srr.J, also po.id 2::so 4300/=. Tho u.nclcrtaldng by the al)pcllnnts to sottlo tllc no.ttor out of COtU."'t wa.s then :roducod to -writi11[;. T:.10 ondo:rsonont c1c:t.od 3/11/89 was drawn in the warc1 socrotary 1 s office LE:i':libit 11 D"J o.ru:~ is vory clonrl37, dotnilodo l..11 tho an)Ollants sic1 their unc1ortnldnc nnc1 t1c q:x:ccution 0f this uru:1.ortakinc; rre,s witnessed b;y- eic;1t villaeors, who siQ1Cd their na:.10s0 T~10 villacc oho.imnn also wi tmsscd tl1o unr:1ortd:i.nc as well as !'lone ni li tia.TJe n. • •••• /3

Ho1rovor, tho villn 5 -o nuthcri ty :roolisi1,c that to i:1;.11X)rJ.lcnts had ccr:u:.d ttoc1 n c:dminnJ. offonco, docic1cc1 to fonmrd the I:l.e.tto:; to tho ::;:,oi(Z) o.t Keno.on. Tl-:,.or then used 'ib.o ondorsoocn"i •f tho appellants• iu'ldortaldng ., v..loo roooivoc1 e1u1 rn rlrod Enibi ~ MC" but t'..1oro ·uno no ll0low,:1t order mado a.bout tI:io 1rotch. Was it also forfoitod to tho oc:1col? On t!10 ovic1onco es it star.de, no ·c1oubt tho 2.ppollants 110ro propcrlr ccnv:i.ct:)(1 of to offonco. E:8110v0r, it is raost S1.U'l):.:'isi113 tli.o stolon iron ohocts. How could he lmvc o.cccptocl to 'be cold t:.10 shcoto by tho np;_10llc2nto in that mnnor? Dic1 ho expect tho a:.nollnnto to oo prol)Or people f:ror.i whoo D.C could roac1il,Y bey thooc ob.oct.1no if th.oy -woro o.n open. rnn:rkot? Tho triel coti;.,.-1; 7 in v.,cquittuig c.ccw:.:ocl lL .•. 5 7 holc1 thd tho wo.y he dealt with tho iron choeto b;r stori~~ t:'..lor;i outcic1o his ::ot'!Po opoj:uy, etc, c.ic inc1icnto tb.t ho i_ac1 no lc.1o·ulotlgo tllnt tho iron shcoto 1-ic·o stolon. criountoc1 to t10 ovicfonco of r.n nccoIJplico cortc,1,inly. Bti.t t:,o:;.::: ,mo 001T0bor.2tio: of t!1D..t ovicfonco by P.w.r, m.2 i:mc1 P.w.3 nrY: by lf..:nt io cc11tnir:oc1 in Erlibit "D" decurnont. Tlloro in jt-Ot oo:Tol,ora.l!ivo In t'.1oir clo:?o nee, or.c~:. npl):) llr.nt oi.r:i:>ly denied to 2nvo oo.:.r.ii ttod tho offonco. T~:oy hcvo rolX)ctoc1 taut in their IX)ti tiorJB of nJXlnl nncl nloo in -bioir oml Sl.\bBiooiom. T10y !mvc orldcavoui'Cc1 to ::avo t1.lis wro loclrod t'!.j_)• Lilro t:io trir.1 cou:-t, t:2is court io not lXi."Opm.'\Jfr to tigt tb.et it lor.V-.Jo no c1oubto no to t:oir i1wolwmcnt in t::..::: oo!JJ:1iooio11 o:f the offo :nco.. · ' .... ' . ·n· -· .J.~ :

... disoissed• arbitrarily made 1)y the trial court. The no1~;y l:1t'.S to 1Je civen back ... - , -,. ' ... to tho owners: IDRLSA Y'03hmr - §hs 4,300/~ II.ASS.AN! ''.tUSL1JTtJ - Shs •. 4,300/=, . - ,, ... < ' MCTIAMED F.ASSA1IT - Shs. 4,300/~~- ALLY .A.BD.ALLA.11 - m1s. 1,500/=• The WTist watch Exhibit "C'' sho1,.,u.d bo rcsto_rec1 to .ALLY YUSUFU~ Tlie c1e:,endants of c1eoeasec~ al)l')Ollrmt IIASS1.J,..1I YUS1JFU will 1:>0 onti tl0c1 to t:.:o noi.-lay due to the deccascc1. ... . · Learned St2,te Attorney was· all out in support of t:.lc conviction for oao2 appellant. Eut did not suport tho forfoit1..1- orc1or. As obsOrvod oarlior in the ju.c10:1011t, the trial 001.t sc:1tonood each appollant to sevon yec.rs' iD:1r{oo:nmant r..nc1 terned tl1c scntonoo as "tho statutOry oinitruo sontonoc" • .Actually, tl1e sentence e,iwn to-- •f tlle Minir:n.m Sontenccs Act, 1972, t!10 statutory miniri:uo ntcnoo is r 1.;fiva yen.rs anc1 not sewn years. T{e State .AttorneJ oonoodecl to that • . , . Tho:roforo 1 a.s no special :roasons were recorded by the trinl oourt for awo,rc1ini:; to cnch ar,pello.nt o, sontonoo QTCatcr than the statutory niniaun provided for in section 5 (d) of tho Miniouo Scntonooe Act, 1972 1 the sentence of ca.ch appellant this court horoby reduces/to five yoars' inp1'isont1ent. The apr,ellmits wore rocorc:ed as first offenders. DODOO !JbJ91 (R"J_.t. RU!ITIMJJIK.A.) JUDGE

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