Peter s/o Athanas vs Republic (PC Ciminal Appeal No. 13 of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2740 (2 August 1991)

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c/o 294( 1) of Pcnsil Code Cnp. 16, whllc the scconcl ·offence was of sinp:i.c t~.1cft c/s· 265 of t).1.c Pcnnl Cork Cnp_.16. 'Jc: wns scntcnecd -to t!1rcc ye o.ro an1 si:x: mont'..lS inpriso1wcnt rcspc cti vcly, vr.:i.ich tcrn.'3 were or!1crd to r,m con01..,..rrcntly. 'Ic nn-"c ::,:i.s f:i.r:Jt n-ppcc:l to 110.nyoni :Oistriet Court, 1,ut ::iis nppc nl W2S d.ismissed an:! hence this second. ap!)enl. J.\ftcr pcrin 0 ,.c c:vi,1cncc on record. I nta sntinficn t:.rnt t1is o.ppeo.1 s bnnkrupt of mcri t. There ·was co,,c:11t cv:i.d.cncc r:t the tr5..:J. l't1ich incrir.iinntc t:.1c- cp:pcJ.lnt. 'li'irst t'..1Crc "t-ms t:.::.e cviricncc of thc- cyc-wit11css nr.nonifo.cc '!)c1nj_cl(P~-r,3) -w:.10 lrn:l sc::n t)lc n.ppcll::mt steal t!1c bn.-~ fron the complnincnt 1 s house in 1)roa~ a.cy li -.!1 t. Then sc oonclJ.;r, no G: rcGul t of the appellant •s confession, there w::is discovcrc1. the stolen bn.0

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