Zuberi Juma vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 180 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2403 (8 August 1991)

.- •• :" 0 0 (Io o • ' v0:rsi..1s; • ,, f ~ .,., 1r. . t .. ore ,._j o.i.:I a zimo · .. On 29.2.o the. d:;>j;,·Jlla.nt w.:.:; 0(,,rvietcd of oe.ttlc tlleft ,.;me. sentenced according to la..w. ::i:s :.le pas 1.iGGn a~~·,":'1cved he is appea.lir:ic ·to this court. There was evidence th,t the e,o.::.ts of PW.1 Ju,ma. ;.tJ.shid were stolen while being GTcJ:zed by unkown person or pc:i.·so:r1s0 The soc1ts of Issa. !".:l.:iya.1".du (P:·T o2) were stolen uilder tho s2c,n10 oi:rcumstc',noeso On 13.2.88 3J. . .)ihi Luda (PW.3) saw the appellant with two Goat? whic).: he Wi.1.S sollin::; a.t shs.12OO/:1t •• .s the goats 'lure 1>iG· t1.nd the price wes too r;r.:1.:.J.l he ·bo_oame suspicious J..1J.d. c1skecl the appellant for a. permit d.nd fJ.ilii.lC, to produce such permit l:10 anostcd the appel 1 a.nd tho intended purcha.sor c:,,x1. t oh: tb.eo to the villJ.t,e ol1J.i:rm.1n toi30th0r ui th the go11ts. ;Iord rct:1Chod Fi .1 L1.ncl FL,2 -:rho went to 1 .. U5'osti110 s.:nd.oma (PW .5) the village chd.xma.n 1.nd descj}i;>eo. tll.ci1' stole;:1 c;o.J.ts ar..d PW .5 1-rJ.s stisfiea. and. show0d them the 301.ts nllich ho hc.:.d. hidden. Th0 ..:.}?pellJ.nt stated D,t tllo triiJ,l that tl-1.0 coJ.ts uc:ro his. T;ie triu.l me.gistr;;:1.tc considerod. the evldcnco e.nd nas satisfied tlhlt the oompluinc.1.nts had fully ;J.nd. adequa.toly idcntifi0d their l,OC .. ts. I for 0110 find. 110 -lll0rH in this .J.J:):;-_J0c1l. PW.5 o.ftcr receiving tho goats frorr: Pir.3 :roquired P1-T.1 a:id ru.2 to "):..'ov-o 1)y givir1g dcoc:ription of their cots. This ho cl.Cii1ari..ded before tho:· 1rorc s:1lo;r;1 tho ::;02.ts. P;-r.1 e..nd :P;-To2 gave tllc desc:ription which ta.llfod iri tI1 tho e,c..1t3o In court 2-~ .1 and P:r .2 J.L,-Uin dccri~)Gd tho colours c:;,nd. ,::i.p:.,0.1ronc0 o:r:' tho goa.to in qrn:istion. Tho appcllci.11t did not oha.llcnc,u them ;;1or dj_cl l::n c:i,ss,irt any claim tlut wl:.cn they wore t.:i.kon tC' Pi .5 b.c olu.imed the uoc1ts a.s hiso In fact he did not o!l..i.llcr.;'O tho evidcmco of Plr3 uho c1.r:rosfod him firsto The tr- . ..11 cou.rt 11M rejecte::l th0 a.ppolle.nt' s dofoncc :1nd he did so oor:roctly o T'...1.0 conviction of tJ::e ;.1,p:;_:iollant 1-ra.s qui to s0U11d am it is upold.

. ;! 2 - The sonte:noo of fiw yo.:u-s is the m:L:liimum under the lcl.We This court cannot interfere 1ri th it. . '~ In tho rosul:t. ~ a.ppo.a.l cl.£;\l.inst oonvi,ction clncl . sontoncc. is dismissed in its ontiroty~ -l;-1 :s;rr. =Jr(a,zimot~-~ ' . Cou:rt: Jdt delivo_rod ·this 8th d;;iy of ..lUc,'>USt, 1991 ----J.-l.:--1_..,1,A,..,. ~ ~·-rl • "\Jtc:;, "",._,• zimoto J , . 8/8/91. ,... \ ·--, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ .. \ ) \ ! \ \ I