Sefu Yusufu vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 124 of 1985) [1990] TZHC 611 (28 December 1990)

nr TID moo comT or T:. .. nz,1;iL .. iJ?P314'.T~ J'i"JI'JDICTION IIIGIT GOUJ.T C .. 1II'.JJL..L .• :,;.:p_J;.JJ l'iO. · 124 OF 19D5 ORIGDif..:'...L c.ilTI'.G]J..:.1 CASE MO. 1-55 OF 1985 OF THJ ::.;rs'EUCT CO.U(T OF MOJTII DL3mICT ;·_T M03In:. B:JWOil.E liJ' .L. ?.tSl.H, illsq, :..@!DENT ltlGI8T:L':.TD · lPPDLL.'.NT 7 S:Jit!O Y1.T3~ • ♦ •• e .. · I O • O e ♦ 0 • Cl O t •••• • •• I •• e •. •. ·~ I e I I • TfLl iCJ?'L13LIC This is ·an 2.ppot:l from Uoshi Dicitrict Court. Criminal Cas~ Uo. 155 of 1.985 wherein: a.no Sofμ Yllfl~ :was: o~argcd ui th two criminal co1..mts to wi 1 Comit t.: Hou.so. broclr.ipg c/s 294.(.1) ·of the ponal code in that on th

• • ' 25/2/85 at about· 09.00:·hov.rs at·. Shauri 1::oyo Street at Ifajongo wi thln tho Municipality e.ncl Distrio1 of 1lorJli in. Kilimanj..ro iiog.i.on, tho ccusod broke into and ontorod tho . · dwellin 0 hou;.;c of one Lauruoo J·osoph with int:nt to steal therein. Comit 2s 3tcaline o/s 65 of .. tho penal codo in th 0 ·t a.ft.r breaking into e..n:.. ontcrinc t10 dwolling houco of La.urn0 Joseph, the accused r;;tolc clothing .and. untcnsi-ls valuocl at ru.1.s. 12; 136/ .... ' Tho trial court oonvictod tho e.ccusod on both counts thereby sontcncing'him to :, 5 yo,·.rs iqprisonmcnt on count 1 and to 12 11ont2s iLlprisonont on count 2J f. . :-,tho f1on+.encos to r1.n concurrently. T'.u.c accusocl is appealing er:;'lti.11i;1t tho - -1:•conviction ~ sontoncc. -. ~ ·": .. ~ ,. " t- ;'', Tho complainant, kurcnco Jos6p:i •d:cposod as P.:f.1 ste.tin 0 t;1t ho lront [~ uo:rk on t!io ndcrid c.ey. Re roci; lc:. .. to in the aftprnoon aJ'.lcl found is house broken into t.11c l)roporty thor0in ·stolon. On <.t nt y: to. t;c,9,mplainant e.xrcatod tho ncousod wearing_ ho coiil!)lainant• s · trousers, · ! :iiclorp2 nts o.nd. shirt which -,~~~ at1oi1g -~j_/ s1olcn proprty~ A' imf1kictod bag and he,njS boJ.on.j.nJ to t':o L1ot:1or of tho C\cr.r::ldne..--it tro:r:: clco r:- · ·:r.-::-roc1. f''T'Of.'. ' ". • .ar " ' ~~.,,:: .• _.·:..-•· ,, • :.'• I';. ,I:•:;_ <'.°'.;.•. I t- u ~ ·, ;'.,'.,t,.,;c, ::,, \ •.~ ..... /~ .·;!

11 2 If . frotl tho ho-μsc · of tho eccusod at tho tir:10 of the. sce..rch. Thcroat'tor tho n.cc1..1.ood wr,s r.rrr.:ir:1tod 2,ncl charged with tho l)rosont off onces. In his sworn dofcnco the accused ch,iL'OJ ovmorahip of the cxhibi ta saying tlmt tho clothos found in his possession .belongd to bis conaubino whoso whereabouts ho did not kn.mi'. · Tho issue fa whether th.:: r;:icovorod.o:xb.ibits wore properly identified by th;) com:plain::mt. T!10 corapla.inant' s i-dontifica.tion of the rocovorod. clothes by colour 1ms further corroborated. by tlic specific i.ontifidion by ?.W.3 .i:.lpis~ Ilichpcl rl10 pointed out peculiar tear rerks, rat holes, bcine.na steins arid· scratch D['.rke on t;.10 rocovcrocl. property. The; .accused simply cla.inod . . Oimorship of th·:.; recovered cxhibi ts: but C,.id.',119t identify them. It is never tho . . .. duty of tho accused to provo his innoconoo but in tho prcsnt ccso ,:hero indentifice,tion of suspoctod property is in issus tt.c contesting 118.rtios uould bo oxpoctod to point out- their specific idcntific2,tion m~rlcs to assert q1-morchip. Owing to tho specific idontifict>.tion by the compldn,.nt's nether, the 1xrosocution di ocD,e,ngoil tho onus of ostrJ:ilisli5.ng t10 gu:U t of the c,ccusod co11sic1cring tl:r:t ho vmo founl in possession of tho stolen property just r. dcy. a,ftor th, hoUGo brc&..inz mi:.' thof t • . ·under tho circunstmoos tho appeal is devoid of uori t. Tho e,ppce.l is h_crcby :::.isoisscd. It i~ so Ordered. At Arus!1a tlus 28/12/90. ADpcllc,.nt :.absent •. Republic i ?l.l'. Kioonogoro, E,n. !n;1'1TJO, JtDGD •. 28/ 12/, 19_90 •. ' Stadi-~t:~~Y• , ~. n. 1-1:-..nr..;o, /"1.- . . . .