J.D Masaki vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 4 of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2746 (2 September 1991)

w ... nrn., J: IN THE HIGH COURT OF Ti>NZANIA AT DODOMA APPELLATE JURISDICTION . , : HIH COURT CRTI"lINftL APFEAL NO ,4 OF 1988 ORIGINAL CROONJ,1 CASE N0.115 or 1985 , • • • • •) • • a • OF Tire DISTRICT COURT OF KONDOh DISTRICT AT KONDOA BEFORE: J .D. MASJJCI. ,Esq· •; • • ;. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SUS THE .BEPμJ,LIC••••••••••••••••••• RESPCtfDENT JUDGMENT Rruna.dhn.ni Hassen yas convicted of ·robbery with violence, ho wo.s scntonccd to seven yon.rs iluprisonment, The evid1Jnce upon which the conviction wns based was givun by four witnesses who knew the appellnnt before. The witnesses identified the appelant C.S there WM light of n. wick lnnp in the .room. It wns nt night nnd tho complainnnt•s house was broken into by throe people who entered the house. Two of them were idontifi1::d. They were the o.ppollant an~ the third c.ccus0d who ho.a not appoc.lod. Thoy beat up tho eomplc.t PW .1 Gregory Joseph in the presence of PW.2 Veronica Pius who n.lso kna\1 th0 c..ppollcnt and identified- him. The other witnesses, Tru:.1ba Mo.td l'nd Martin Dominic who wore in Mother room lso sw C'.Iid identified the appellc.'Ilt• Cash shs.45,000/= -w2.a stolen togothcir with the cnsh box n.nd other prpcrtics all valued 6.t ·shs66260/=; · · ... .,, In view of the overwhelI:'.li&e cvidonce of tho witnessos who identified he nppellrnt, the trial cott;rt be;icved thnt evidence, end rojectd the ":de;'once which wee n m,::,rc denicl • . The petition of .ippec,l repor..ts the dc.mic.l which was roject,;:cl by the trin.1 court. I have cxar.tlned theprosecution evidonc8, end I ccn find nothing to fault the rec-soning c.nd conclusion of the tricl court. The witnesses kn.3w tho n.ppcll2..1;lt bof ore. Thero wd.s a. wick lcnp which :prcvid0d light in thG roon • ••• /2

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: . ' 2 : Tho n.sscult n.nd theft took sone tiwe, and the witn~sses had c..mple tirac to identify.the appellant. The conviction is suppprtcd by ample evidcnoo, and tho sentence is the stctuto:r:y ninif:l\10• The ppeal. is dis¢ssed W.J. MUNJ;. AT DODO:i1!'. 2 Septern.ber :t 991 · /