Michael Nyando vs The Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 175 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2180 (11 July 1991)

·---- 41T T4Hl)RA APP'l'l'LLAT~ JURISDICTIO~ ( T 1 bor~ R o,crj st:t' y) (EC) CRI1-"I1'LUJ APP'1i'AL no. 175 OF 1989 ORTGTNAL CRJ111:NAL C ASii! NO. 14 OF 1989 OF.TH~ DISTRJCT COURT OF TAIORA D:rSTRTCT AT T.AIDRA :Bnfore: G. ii. MIIrJ'fllrBl!J, i.:sq_., R'Ti:STl)"T MAGISTR.AT in:OH.A~ NY~:00 ................. -iiPP%LANT ( Original .Accu S1'3d) Versu.s T~ R..-PU BLIC ................ ~ • .. • ROr:D1T 11/7/91 _KOROSSO, J. ( Original Pro SPCUtor) This is n P.., P!U f; 1 !'"la b? tli."-' !\pplJ.,T't on~ T 11 r1 ch!3?1 John ·@ " - ,..... y 1:m ci O who W'H:3 -C hq~-wt-th _j;.-e $ __ b{'>fQTC>--t h P RP si.. ~ P.J'lt l'trqi{ str'ltf."'-S Court' Tabora. Tn th 1st count, hr> w::is ch:1rgr1 with th off P-ncn of. forgAry c/s 333, 35 ( g_) (a) :ma )37 of th,.. T'P-n1tl CoaP.: BP. w=1s--C-orrv:i--cta and s~:r,_tr>ncnd to 5 ye1.rs :i.mpri:SO'r.'l'l'rP,!il:t. In thr.a 2nd count, he wis __ ,c~--w.H·h----th~--off-enC-1"! of 11ttP.ring a f81-snt c/s 342 of tha 'Fenll Code. Hi-! was convi.ctpa a.nd snt~,nc·a to 5 ya.rs imprisorun(l!rit • . Jn thP. 3rd count, h~ was charg1:1d With th.., offpncp of·-stPal.ing c/s 265 of th(.) Pen,u Coa '° ma s,..ntenc d to 3 years imprisonm1?nt. SP.ntt:'>n.cc-s wr>.r" ordi?rr..d to run concurrf"ntly. Dis-satisfir.,d with th conv:i ctions ana si:mtences, hr-- hs Rppeal r->d to this Court. Thi?r ws ovr>.rwhP.lmfng Pvia"'ncA tht thP Appel1 snt com-mi ta thP thrPP o-fi,=,ncP,s. ThPr W"l.S r->Vic,.,ncie> by onr-- Shjrg.zi l,_Tulll (P.W.7) th,.. o,J,nr of Uf!uli Saw Jirilli:i tht on l8/2/e8 thn ~~pn.r-,ll w.t hd pn.rosch 0 a him :c1nfl f'31s,::,l'y rr.iprnsr>n.tr>.d hirnsr->lf th::it hi-'! was frolTI th Rgi onal J>iv i=-stock ~~v Plop!'lnT1t ofti c ,,r, rt:'!1bor1. who h9.a gon,, thr.>rP to gr--t th(.) pr::lcr>. for 8S p:j t:iCf>S of t;TTlbP.r. Th Apnp}J r=tnt wa~ :1.SSllr-id w:i th ~ profor,,i~ i :iwoi CP show'i :n,g- th.P pr:i c - of Shs. 55, 37 4/=. · On 19/2/88 thP Appr.>l l..:i11t w,-.nt b'3Ck to Url:::t Sqw 'Tl/fill. 1rid prsr.>n:t(l!ld: Ol'\P chqUP ♦ •.•• 2/.

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