Raphael Laurent vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 32 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 498 (31 December 1990)

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' :· f- '; IN TH::; III GIT COURT OF T/4.N?A.lf.t:J .. A~ .ARu~ CRDIIN.A~ AJ?P ~ · NO.. . 32 OF 1989 .ORIGINJ.L CRilUNLL Cti.SJ NO. 173 OF. 1988 OF TJD DL3TRICT COUi1T OF LRU3IL DISTRICT .A.RUSlll1. BJFORE J ,B. MLIGO Esq, RE;~IDENT M! .. GLJTJ:l.l .. TE Rii.?ill:..IilL . Li.URENT ........... ~ .••••.••.•••• ".PPDLL.'..NT .· v::.!li3US · i{:JPLIC. ~ ••• , ••• , ••• , ••• •, •. •., •. ·, • • .RillSPOND.::JNT. JUD GM ENT, ' ... - This is an appeal from A.rusha: District Court Criminal Case !lo. 1_73 of 19 -W:rgin the accused Rephaol urent .. as chargod lrith. 2 Crimil ¢omts to -yit.1 ~ Count 1,1- l3urgl,ary c/s 294,( 1) of the J?.O code in tJ12t ·on tho·_.6/4/88 at about. ?1, 00 hours at . the Arusha Tochnical Collogo within tho . ~ . . . . .... , . ·. : : .. :·· \ . '. . . . ,. . Municipality, District and Region of Aruslia,· to· ·aoousod _broko into and. entorod tho" dwolling house f. o_no -;-a.ngira w1·th intent ·-.··. to _steal •.. ., '. • ! •• Count 2:- . Stoaling:°/s 265 of tho penal codS -in that on tho same date,. :time .. _ . _ .d p_iac, ~~~ accused stole one VID:00 Serial No-.·-·783566 valuoa. .... , . a shs!· 400,00!J/= th~ .property of _tho said Lugangira.. · Tho t:i;-ia1 court oonctod .tho a.oousod thereby sontcncing him. to' 4 Yoe.rs . l'", .. imprisonment. on CO'lrrt?; th sonto~os to run con\ln'Ontly~ Dissatisfied, tho tho a:ocod •is. appoali,ng against _tho c_onvic.tion and. sentence. . . . . . Tho COilIJ.Jlainant Josophat Luganeiro. tostifiod as P.1f.3 Jo, tho offoct that .. p.is living ·quar'tcrs.:at tho li.rusb,a Toohnic;l: Cl~~ where hc•:.·~~~~~oi woro · burcd. into· on the night of 'tho. 16/4/88 ·and hi~- television l',l~dpl No. T.C. . ~,. .. . 1612 size ·12 inches stolon. ·Prior to tho complainant's d_iscovcry of the theft, . c·. . . .- . . . . . . P. W.1 Ferdin.:-md m.chaol, a watchmnn at tho said. collo{:;-o 112.d onoountorod the accused and his co-suspoct ho escaped arrest. Bot uspoctrtold to sa!d ,r.too.n th;y ucro going "to a wcdd.i~e party at ,tho collo,u prcciisea. P. -r·1. ·~en ~~ ~ ~(? 7:)pe.c.- ~ L '30>.i) -~~ "Vlo.l ~-:::Wle ~ ' • • ;,lo, ,;.,JJJ ,.) ·11 .,i, ,,

II 2 II . tho accused was carrying somc·lugcra30 which ho dropped and attcmptod to floe on . . noticing P.1,r.1. Assisted by his co-wa.toh,::- . .--.,it1P.w.4 I-chaol Ngowi, tho two guards chased the two suspcctsg P. tf. 4 fort tcly got hold: of tllo accused; tho othor oo-suspoct managed to osoapo arrest al together. Th_c ccousod. and( tho .. luggaao ho had dropped, a television, war,~ tv.rncd over to the police for tJ.duo process of tho law. T:::.o complainant id.ontificd. .. il,is tolovision and. tondcrod tho roc,ir.:tra.- tion aard and sales ·tax documents thereof s 1i1Xhib'it P.2f .,tho_:tcloyision itself • ,. • - .. 4 ........ .:;; - •• ,• was tendered in court by P. W'.1 District C_ot.u;t Jl.U'ilcl.tlllo as :Jxhibi t ,l.'1;-° .... . ..... Subsequently the acc,mod was cha.recd with tho proi·ont offence. . . ThopPitscd gavo a sworn defence denying tho ch2rgo. He· blamed the theft on his co.;: suspect who escpo"d arrest. . ..... ·· ·· . . . . . t - . -·- In his ruomo1a11dum of appeal the accuocd stated thii. t .ho .hc.d gorio to· ·the· s2,id l•-. Tochnical College· to attend a.wedding. Ho sid thct 20 1ms not oaught·rcd hando().. with tI1e st.olon:,toloVision and that the trio.l lik.1,.3istrate erred in '• fi11ding f. 1f .1 ond P. :1. 2 crodi blo ·tn tnossos. Tho appellcnt o.ppoa.rod in porson during the api).:r,l and stated thet ho hr,d_ nothing raoro to c..dd to his monorandum of appeal. : .,,_Mr. ICirnomogoro, .barned Ste.to A.ttornoy supporto,: the conviction on tho growid th2.t t!ore weG nothing to fault tho-.finclings of tho tric),l court on tho crcdibili ty of tho pl'oocution wi tnoasos. Ho obaorvcit':tlw.t :t:P,qi· scntonco .on count 1 ought to hr,vo boon tho onndc:.tory ninioum scntonccr of .. five yc'6r,s as: 1 ·• . ,, \• . . . . . . .;: provided under section 5 (d) of tho Minitnlm Sentcnoos·.!ct, 1972 so tho illc 0 cl ' sontonco of four years inprisonoont on co;unt 1 should:··.bo roviscbd accordingly • . Tho issue isv!;i,· .. :;rho £:.Ccuncd broke into t!J.o c·or.iplaincnt's ho'usc o.nd • ·:stoic o. :television theroin. c evi,::.cnco on record is sir,rplo o.no. stra.it fortreJ.d. - .. w.atchoan ·- · ohc.sed. n.nd co.pturod · tho accused who wa.s attcnptinG to flee cl'tcr dropping tho .. . . . . - [· . . .... · · .-stqlcn tolevison when ho saw the. wdclmon Tho escape.de of th-.; uccuzed 1 s .. ~ . . . ~ ,. . . ,. co-suspoct cloos not in nrr:,way oxculp['.tc tho nccusad ·b0cc.uso. tho c::i.co.poo and . ...· . . . .• himself jointly stole the teloVi sion, illxhi bit P1 · [i,f,;cr bronkig it6 ru1d . ' entering th;: conpldne..nt' s hove.co

ti 3 ,, ... _ In the circu.---:1Str.ncos tho o.ppor-..1 is lr.ckinc in i1cri t. I. Tho ·. so11toncc on count 1 is illoGnl. bcor.:,uao it is b::,low tho niniom sontonco of five yo,.rs stipulntod in section 5(d) of the Mininw Scntonoos \1.ot, 1972. The ocnt:mco on oouct 1 is revised ood onhr-..ncccl to fivo 1onrs inpi,Qont pt:rsu...".llt to 13,,ction S(d) r.nd itcp 5 of the 1st Sch(;dulo to the Mj,p:i.puμ Sgn.tcncas· /tot, 1972. Snvc for tho Onh..".llcooont of the aontonoo on·count 1 fron 4 to 5 yor.rs ioprieonoont, the t-Pr>vcl is disnissod •. It is so Ordorod. At .Arv.s~1r. this 31/12/90 Appoppolla.nt: ~bsont m.u. mnruo, JODGD. · 31/12/ _1990. Rop,.11 1 lio s Mr. Kir.1or.10goro, Str..tc Attorney. ENM/no. ;, c2 E.N. rtrUHUO; JUDGC.