Mpituka Mfutwa & Another vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2659 (19 July 1991)
Judgment
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CRilUN..'.L ,\PPKi.L NO. 3 OF 1989
(F10M THE DECISIOH OF Tiffi DIS'l'RIC'r COURT OF
.JINGID/ ./L1 SINGIIL. IN C::Ul-Ulif.L C!i..33 N0.36 OF 1988)
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VER3US
THE REPUBLIC •••••••••••••••••• • •••••• ,R::;J8POND:filT ·
l__UDGMBNT
Tho tw,'.) nppoll.:>.nto Mpi tu.lee-, o/o Mfutw ( 1 ot ..ppollcnt) nncl
])on2,oicm s/o Msicw.ci,(2ncl .:.ppoll:::i1.t) woro chcirc:;,x1 onc'1. convict\Jcl.. of c~ttlo
thoft e/o 59(2) 'U'lcl p0..ra 12(1) .,f tho 1:Jt Sch,xlulo of tho -<?;:lL
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fivo yo:1ra in:.;irison::.1Gnt by tho Sin:;irh Diotrict Court, T1..;y ':'.ro
now -'.J.l))o::,.,lin::; n.:-::in,st O'.mvieti1n ':.n,1 s;.:nt .:mcu.
It w,s co:·:inon c;round -::,t th.:: tri:11 t'.nt th;) co;1::ilt:1.in--:nt }brtin
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ontruot0cl to n. noic}.lh.)Ur Mr. Ki,1.".:li G/o i
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'h:r.kn.(P r .1) n.t S::mz.'.7. vill ,(;o
in Sincirl.:i DiDtrict. It w::.:J tho :Jon of Bi:!.1 who io c::.lLxl l'bt,)ny:::, s/o
KLl :,;1ito, t:nothor r0cl ~ . .ncl tho
thir(l w-..,s blc..ck with ·.1lutioh Dj_)oto on tl10 b.1,ck .:mcl h,:;.'.'..c1 •• Tho th,1ft w:::,o
ro:;;iort0l to tho vill.'.'.:_:::,;rs cn.:.l t,J tho d (P,.' • 2) w::10 notic.:,cl ,)n th.;; ;·1on1inc of 6. 5, 1985 th.:1t the.: throo hor'.,.,_C
of c::1ttlo lncl b..;..,n Gt-1lcn fr..;,1 tho kr--:-'.11 clurinc th,.,. ni:..:ht.
'l'ho t:1r-..::o wi tnoccoo toctifi0cl t1,t 0110 cow w:::.s w):.ilico :rd invootiG-"vti.Jno w:.Jr..J
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·:rho fir.it loc; of t:10 ovicl.Jnco i,.1plic2,tinc tho two :x;i:J01l'.'l1to c·10 n~;)olln.nts
who t .llc1 hin thoy were conr:'..inc tho c,ttlo to tho ownor rfac)nti of
C-h{.-.;u.tuk-.'l. vilL1,co in Do,.7.a;·i,., District. ]:'.c.Jn n; ;:-;u::;10
fr..JiJ l'lir. Mwo,lulco o/o Mbilijo(P
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,n.ttlo woro: one w:u to, .1.1.1,)thor r;;cl :,ncl tll,3 tlurd w,..,,o bl:::,ck with
\vhitioh 01Jots on tho b::,ck t,nd h;:nr;_, Ho t.:ilkod with tt 8--u1.z.:i villo,,-.:;0,J juGt
.'.'..O th0 two '.YJi)olln.nto md co:1pl -::.in:,nt. :rho S'.cicl witnooo P'-_7. 4 on 7.5.1985
w-:co roturninc llor.10 froi:1 Doclo,:r,, Difrtrict whon ho :1ot tho two CL:)poll-:nto
clrivin/1iciJn Wil..3 r:·;iocc.;_
::u1.c Do the wi tnoc:J ~m.:,coo ;_ocl with lu:::i journey to 3incic1.:i Dic:trict
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tho vill ".,c_:G ho W-:,:J tolcl. o,b:.;ut thr2,/ h.;2/'3 of C-'.1..ttlo h'.lvinc boon ot,.,lon
:mc1 on rocollocti::.m he f .,uncl° thQ;t they 111oworoc1 tho C'.>L..mro of th-.:
cci,ttle tlr,t ho founcl.. with tho two c1l)l)Cll--mto on tho w,,,y,. .:.J.1c1 co fron
tho,t ovillonce tho tw-o o,z:i,cll '7..YJ.tG boc:x·.10 th.) cHiof suG_;!locto.
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He W:--/J ;mo of tl1" p,;ru mo o,mt to Doc1xio., District to co:::rch f 0r th'"
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otolon C'."'..ttle '.'.."1(1 tho' tluovoo.· They went th0ro on 8/5/1985 ·vld 2..rrivod
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in tho r-::,vim.J· r:x:.,stinc i.10:::,t. til.1;;n t1oy w<mt clooo, . Yl • 5 L:"'ntifi..JCi. tl1r00
tho ;-.101.t which w,s boin.; r.·.~::.:;c-.:.: t::..; :J.., ·,rch .,_..;"1rty f ;unc: two live CJWS
- ono r0d 1nd. tho othor w--:,,s bl-::,ck with whitish :JJ.)?ts .Jn tho b::,ck ·:nc;_ h..:n.c1.o
colours
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hooc · . :1.nowor,Jc.1 the cc>l,:mrc of two of tli.J thr00 :J.i;j oinc c'.'.-ttlo of
the con~)l.').in:::.nt. Tho two h,..)2,:lo of co.,ttle w:-;ro ;3ont b.'.-wk to tho C·J.rpl'.1..in-:-nt
C,jlOUf
who ic:untifi0:l tho;.1 by thoir . ·. · n.J.1il .. thor c;oncr'.7..1 f 01.cur0:J. ".nc1 F!. 5
In thvi:v cw.Jill cNL1,m_co ::i..t th.J tric.,l b.Jth, :lJ)Ol1:'....11t3 o:1 1 )h-::tic-:-,lly
,:oni.:x.7. tho ofLmco. 'rho 1 ;Jt 2-:i)poll::,.nt st1:c.Jl th,t ho w1,c r:;ur,.)ricod when
011 9/5/85 ho w,G 2.rro[1t0-.l fr.D hi3 h-'i:10 for no· :i,:);:iJ,r,Jn-t. ro'.'J, ,n" H0 ::,JYiie(:
.>n 7/5/85. ,u1c1 ho -7.oni.JL1 t,J h",v0 lr,d b08n ::J,!0n with fivo 0th0r
.h-r;J..:;no on 8.5,1985 0·1ti11c; r.),ot,:;,7_ ::1.J':,t i11'tl10 bu::;h ::ct M:;),12.nc:i, vill-:,co in Do~\J,.10, Diotri"ct. In GhJrt he :..ir. t0Dtc,7. l1io inn..:,cr;i.co. Tho 2m;_ o.,l)l)Cll" .. nt tl;ctifi.:: 1 . thit ho w,c sur:;:Jrisocl.. wl1011 he f un;7. ,--:,,rr.cut;;cl ::ct Mpnl:'.ll~CL vill1,~~o Do;1:;:·1n. DiGtrict .)11 30.6.85. Ho .Lniocl to hwv bo-.;11 LU11(l ,Jl1 9/5/85 with fiv"' othor :;:Jcrs .. ,ho ;/],tine ro;,,,Jt0~1 ::10.1,t in tho bush of l\1 1 Y',l."TICc.i vill'1CO• ;,ncl ho :clGo ,7.Jnioi.l to have 11'.:cl bco11 ChLl1 with tw,J .:;tl10r :;:J0r,..;0ns Jn 7.-5085 •::1.ri.vinc; throe h_;ci.,,lo 0f c:-i.,ttlo to D0,L;;_1ci, District., Ho c,lso I. ,\ protostoc.1 his innoc _;nco Ju...;t li~'" the:: firnt ~-:J:JOll'.:.Xlt.., 'I .•. /3
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Th-J witn-Jus P'".4 h:,,cl s,cn th0 two :l,j/iJOll:1.nts drivin:·: tho tl1ro-J sL,lon
01-ttlu to Do l..n'."1. Di Jtrict .,ri 7 /5/85. _ 'l1ho co..tt1o Lun:l clri v ;.;n 1Jy
st.:;lon 01-ttlo.- ';rd '"'-G pir.4 i::; t1-.:: vill,,::;,)-:n,to ;f t:1,) tw,:, ,;:;.ull---;nto,
thorof ,:;ro t;krJ culcl b,; n,.> qu.:;·..;tLm f:Jr ::d.st --Jcm i,:0nti ty. iJ..J r..:::::.::i ,n.
o"..tin,-:: r."'..Gt-:.:1 ,.u·,t; '"'Xld tw.J Jf t1.i..: at JlJn 11,)-',llc ;f c·,ttlo w.1r;.; Lund ·1.t
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cloni~,1 .,f th., tw.J :::t)l)oll·--nto c_-:..,1 J. ,t cicl ,,c:c:o tho c,,:,'.:nt )rJ~L:cutLn
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