Gidion Meremo vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 163 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2061 (12 August 1991)

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nr TIIE IUGII CO-OllT OF T},1T3,."1HA APPELLATE JUlUSDICTION CI'.INIJ:JAL i.PPEAL NO. 163 OF 1990 OnIGDTAL CilIMINAL CAS:C i:TO. 1203 OF 1909 OF ':3::CE: DIS'3.1ICT COlfJ.lT OF IL!..LA )JIS12iICT AT ICTSUTlJ Bfil:IOllii;c S. s. KAG11NDA 9 :S8G-b, ~ ltCSIDl.;NT MAGISTn.ATE GID:COH lD.ITL'Ji:iIO .••• 9. O o o GO o a O O o O O O • •• 0 O. ,PPELLilTT ( orw. ACC-IJGED) TITC 'IUJP-u"TILIC • .. ., • ........... ., •••••••• - • ,. RESP(]:.jJ)fil,TT ( ORG. 1=:::ws:i:::crJTOl1) JU D G iLE 1'i T. The 2,ppollc:o: wa.s conv:i.c·c:: of tho offence of o,ost:.t.:lt cu.v.sin.:; ootu.nl bodily hcl,j;'L1 i}.m'.c:r soc-tion 241 o:Z -:10 Penal Code ancl i:;.-,.,s scntcnco:..l to t. -'com of ir.1priso~~:1cn· for five yec'rs. He is now n.:,:l)cc..linc c-.::;c.i;,is"i; conv:i.ction and sontcnco. The evitl.encc c.cluuccc1 shoucc: ·;;.hn.t the 2.ppclli".nt c,-:c-::,.bbc~: n. un in possession of n. fellow Police Officcr(ls-t n.ccLscc: in tho trial com:-t). The 1::.ppolltin·~ h-im- self wn.s o. Police Officer., Iio -,.o:;,1 shot nt n. 0:.,1s i1 iron-~ of hin encl injurod the complm.11cn·G.. The c-:,ppcllc.nt oL'i.nit·Gocl shootiw; b.l.t ·c1cn.iel1 wounclinc; ·iJ.1.o conpluirG ui ·i;.:.:i. foe t;un. 'lhorc is 110 ncri t in this 1.pi)ccJ. n.s the cVid.c;1cc o.c.:.clLtccc.1 clcm.xly shows thn.t tho n.ppcllnt shot 0,t -'Gho bu.s 2nd wounded. HT2, the couplainnnt. Evon first oocus<Kl ·i;;.ic co-oocuscc.1 st.,,ted so• IndocLl the ,.:.ppcll:cir~ a.dai ttecl shooJliinG' axe opt Jlih[l/i. he wo.s not adr.ii ttinG shoo tine n/c nn,:;rc,nc. Bt,i."t tho coL1plain.'1:n.Jc himsolf smcl t1.w.:h he wn.s shot ::d; with n. c,un nncl tl:c conpld.nc:~t still ha.d o. scar on his fn.ce. The only issu.c possible would be uhc·hor there was cil\Y' justification in .,Ii.his c.ct of. ·Ghe r.,ppellnnt. I cm: soc nm1c a"'c n.11 nor has ·llic appollanli urum,::;c--1 ~co cstuhlish n..'1,Y'. It fol101rs, thc:rcf'oro, tho,t the co11viction is ~t.md t111cl i·t is upheld. Tho cppocl o<--;cinst convi.ction is cll.si.ti.sscd. With rec;:-i•d ·to sentence, the i:1c.zd.nu..1 sentence fo:r ssD,Ltl·s cnusinc ac-i;u..,l bodily harr.1 is 5 yon.rs i1:1priso11.:1011t.; Such r.1n=:inun p1c.l·ty uot-1ld be reserved for a. pcxticult.'IJ,:;r vicious asst'..μlt.. In this case tho 2.ssru.,1l·t porpetro.,"l;cl vi.th ·,

n. c;un. l-t ur..o no doubt a, vicious o.sso.u'.l. t but bocw.so fac Mcusecl hnd rio previous conv:i.c·ions· I cr.1 of t:10 opinio:.1 -ch.::.t ho ou.cht not ·to have been sontc11ccd -o ·;;:i.o n.:i;;:ir.1w-.1 ponl;.l·cy. For tho r.bovc ro;;.,oons I 1?ulcl consider the sontcllcc fo be excessive nncl I rccluco it to 0110 of -;;::i.roc yours' impriaonr.1c;,r'i;, ii.part fron the Vc.Xin.tion of the sc11tc11co tho ·n.ppco.1 is di srai sscd.. /----· . /_>--·-"=··~~?:·'·- .. ' .. ,~ ........ --'----'" '- .. . . ··• \ i, BLTIATI ) .JI.W. 12/0/91 Dclivcrccl -~o tho ~ppcllant ru.1d Hiss Munissi fol' the IlcpL1.;.;lic. 12/'J/91