Abubakar Ally vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 36 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2395 (29 July 1991)

IN TI!Z HIGH COURT o:H' T/0:iZlIA ll.T :00:001-'lL CEIMINl.L APPELL No, 36 OF 1990 (From thG decision of thG District Court of Kon-loa o.t Kon ".oc. in Crirainal 0£:.se No. 54 of 1989,) Before: J .D. Mnsaki. Esq., District M.'?,.:;istrate • JJ3U13iJCAHI ALLY o•••••oo••o•a•oo•o•• i:,..PPELLLHT versus Tim REPUBLIC ••• , •••••••••••••••• • M3?01ffiEi'JT J .U D_G M Z £J .. T The c.p:;_:iello.nt, Abubc.kar 1,lly, w:.,a convicted of house-broakins c.n.1- stealin5, for which he: wo,s s8ntoncec.1 to i;;ht yeo.:rs in:c:irison.:ent in tha first count, ruiJ one y0o:r in:;irison:..,cmt in the secon-1 count, to be served concurrentlu. He now a};:Jeals. The evL: .. ::nce w_scinst the o,))Glln.nt wo,s overwhelw.ng, Two days aft3r the co1:1plainant I s hous was broken into ::-:.nd propurties stolun fron th0rin, a. search wc,,s con.:lucted in th2 D..pj_xllrmt' s 1 house. The stolen pro:,.xirtis, ·t0ing o. rn.clio 2nd a suwinJ .Jr-1.;1.i.n1.; 9 vz,lu0d. [l.t shs. 16, 000/= were rocovred in the house. The o.ppellant I s c,11-.:;gdion thnt the properties wore found in his shanba 9 was reje:ctecl bufn.use of th, clGetr o.nd ovcrwhelninJ evidence of the wi tness1.:s who concluctcd the secrch. As I s.s.io., the ap;_;el.'.\nt I s conviction is supportec by overwhe:lr.u.n 0 0vi once a..30-inst hin, As r052.rds sentence, th.:: l0a.rnoJ. district 1;1;:-,,;istro.te scic1 thc,t the statutory ninir1UB sntonce in the first c::iunt is eight yeo:rs inprisoru:1,:mt. The lGo.rned ,1'.:,:-:istrc,te wc...s wrong. Tho prescribed. r:iinimur:1 s.::mtoncc for house-breo.king is five years inprison;-.12nt, vice sGction 5 (d) of thu I1ininu.:1 Sent"'ncos Act, 1972, in vLw of th;:; f cict thnt tlw vc;luo of th0 stolen propurtLs exceeds the suu of fivG thouscnl shillin;s. The lec.rnGu. clistrict n2 'istrc..t& erroJ. in statini; tht th.;' stn.tutory ~:1inir:ru,7 AT IlO:VONi:. 29/7/91 JUDGi!