Juma S/O Mtemi vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 34 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2409 (16 August 1991)

11, , 1·-1 !- J 0 ;.;.J:~L--c m 1 :t.1:.8 IIIGH COU:.:lT O.J' ri1.iJJZ,lUf... LT D;;DOi'Ii~ CRI1JIIUi,L l{d.-~.L :1o .. 34 OF 1 990 (Fr.:m thu :1ocision ....,f th;.,, .District Court :)f T'lpw:-,,pw('.. a.t Hpw? .. pwo, in CrL1inc- .. l Cc.so He,, 29 of 1989) Bcf-..,rog D.S. :Ml.ay, S,mLr District fic.,;istrc.to • .rur:1·. s/ o lfflYu ••••••••• •·.. • • • • • • • • • • • 1:J.:reELL. '..HT v.:..:rsus J u :Q:G 11 .. JJLT · T:ho h.:--c:llc.nt. c- .. 11 '.. .:-.n::ith.::r :: :..ro )1'.1 wh0 1.r..s tl'L first c:,ccus-.:--. c..t tho trid in tb.0 clistrict c0urt, w0r0 jointly c .nvicto:"l of cdtl0 thJft. Th2y w0r-2 02..eh s0nt0nc .:·, t.J six ,'.'..11.l c .. hr.lf y .;r:.:ro · ir.'<:ris n;:10nt. Th1;1 first .. It wc:s ;:;st:- .. tlish.:l by un:..1.is.,ut,.,,_ .__:vi:.(.mc.:.. th'.'.','t t(m h~:..,_ f co..ttlo .1x,lc.,nc:in; t.:; PW,1 A.:rio.n0 i'!Jny:-.nyi woro st_,1-.:m 011 29th J.pril, 1989 o.,t l{i tlcw.J viL-::a in :iil:JW!.':Jvi·- clistrict. ·rr-n-.:r.; w::,s ~~ls--.1 cl..:.::r ovi.1.nco thc:.t throv •1.:ys_ lo.tor, 0n 211.'.. I-L~ .. y, 1989 th..:: c, .JGllc .. n.t C!.i.'12 thru2 :..)thor ... p0rs0ns o.,:,.,;:,rJ:,ChJ,_ ?1.-i.2 Chc,lv I·fbulc' [Lt Filo.li villa:jc ·..nJ. offcr_:J. t,J sell hin six h02.. of co..ttlu. 'lh., 2-: ::, 0110..nt ::n: his c~~.1,811iuns i_jr -1-ucc::.. o.. prr.tlt pur 1 .. :ortin_; to .:-:.uthoriz.:: tha:.1 t0 rive- th-' cC1.ttlo fro:.-.1 one: villa,eo t0 c.r10th0r ~ cn:l claiuin:; thC'..t the cc:..ttlG b0Lm ;:;,: t0 th0,.1. Th.:-:,t lJCrDi t wc.,s lc-..tcr Lmn:-t6 be; o.. forcory. Tho :-.llo,;o,l c..uthor --.:if the -;:;rr..ut, PW.5 Grc.co Kor:.::-nc;o, -J.onio:1 tj h:.wo i.'.Jsu0:1 th0 iJ-=mut. Tb.0 c·JD:Jl:i.incnt iJ.entifia(1. tho six h'.Jc.: A c::-,ttlo r...s nJ.J.on~ thvs.:.; which wor,:,, sLlen frJ:.1· h_is house. '11.10 2,: __ ;;.Jlle:.nt' s clef .,nee th:--,t hu u:-,s r::oroly c.ssistinc thG first c.ccus'"'J to .:rivo th..; cdtl0 tc T'llo,li wc.,s rj.Jctc.:.1 :.,y tho tric.1 court· Tho 2.: . .1rc.:llc,,1t h:·:s r·..::;J,to-:7. tho..t lino A ~~of.Jnco in the j_:,oti tion of n:;p .,-o..l. In c .. w0ll-r-;;::..;3.;n..:, 1 . ju O'.:- :.mt, t:10 tril : ;,, ·1.str:.:t0 c.:.,nsi 1.:)r,:J tho ovi ·0nc0, c,n '. h0 L,un:. :-.,s c, f.ct, th::-,t th., '·>i-<:Hc.z1t · 2 . .n.::.llis-< l'l.c.c..use:l "' wor.::, in joint c.n'. unL:wful 1-·uss0ssL-n A th. stolun co.ttla. Tho o. :ollc..nt! s c-,llG 0 atfon th.t ho w:::-.c innocontly ::>..8sistin ; tho first ! eccus-.:u to riv0 th,:: c::- . .ttlcw ,;,6s CTJ. c.ftorthuuht. Tho first o.ccus0l WM with tw0 0th2r )0r3Jns- ,'.'.J."L tlLrO WC,S n,.,· point in SGukin·; c.ssisk.nc..: ,_f th0 c. ~ ... ..:llo...'1t vn th.:: v-my, t0 ,lrivc.., th-) c~ttlo.

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