Abubahari Hamisi Gedo vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 187 of 1987) [1990] TZHC 51 (19 December 1990)

AJ! DAi.7. ES SAJ.Ji.l:J!I . . . - . APPELLATE JURISDICTION IIIGII COwT CD,IMD\JAL APPEAL Ho.107 OF 19Pl (Fror.1 origino.J. C1.,.i::u.11r,l Cecso n 0 • 324 o:f 1906 o:E the Dis--'.;rio•~ Court o1 ?forocoro District o.,t :MoroGoro) ABUBAICARI II!i.I11ISI GEDO •••• i' o> f ..... r • • • i ••• o • o a o > O ti • • • 0 t • • I f APPELLANT ( OI'ic;int.l i'i.ccunccl) versus TI'E UNITED REPLD3LIC • • •• ,. ••• ., •,., • o •. • ••• ~ •••• •,, .... • • •• • • .:lESPONDENT ( 0-.di::,'illc'.l Pr 03GCUtor) J U D G M E iJ T DAIIATI, J • The nppollc...11·~ 1,,-,_.o convictGcl in the District Cc:U'-'li of' tioroc;oro of tho o:Efm1cc of o.:t·to:-.,ptod :robbery with violcncc 2.ncl uo.,o sc:1tcnccd to seven ycc1I'sr i:.1 1 )riso:nr1cn-'i;~ IIo is now 2,ppo2.lil1G 1Jo·t:1 <'.(;2.i:.1st sentence 2..1.1d co1wictio1.. The -whole cc-.ao ll:i.l1,3'GS on ·i:;J.:..c iclcntification of t7,c .:cppollmt. Tho f2,0ts founc1 wcJ.."'c ·t:1c1.t throe br,,,;.1clits entered the :J<'-1" o':l 111:. t,upila_ They wm.·d;ed. bec:i."' 111.:.-b t:1cy wore told t!1,;t tine for oollinc lJecr wc1.s over. Thon -ho ,,cO'...'.SGLl wc1:.t rm..mc"t. t'.l:'J:u1c; to hit cvo:rye:10 wjj;J1 :1 club,. Tio .. ms clisaraod1 Thon o:;.10 of tho lx:ncli-'cs by t::..o :1i;;iJ:::o of U:-A:is,,-,_,wo o.,ir:icc1 n sho-'G nt Bcnj'.L1:i..c1 ]T,'.',,;.'Jk Ft'2 wl1icl: nissocl hir:i ru.1d i:i1ffOC'.,(l it b.it IIr.lifa ,:Jl1othor h'.:'.nclit. T:!:.c;!; is when tho lX'.llrlits r2.11 o..wo.y t:r;y-ine to t;.1ko Ticlifa with thor:1., They soon ::-Jnmd.onod hin. On t'.1c so.nc nic;li·t -liho Police woro c ont::i.ctod 2nd SSP" Il2,shicl r.12112.[;'od to ·blk to Ib.,lifc. u::o w,;s woundod •. H...:lifc. told hin o:t hon "i:i11cy il1tenc1ocl -'co rob the bc'l'. Le o.lso nantionocl whore thoy wc::rc loc'.:;:il.1:'.:'.,·. SSP Rn.sl:.icl ucnt to the plc.oc hLi.-~ :'.1c c1.id not find 2.J.1,Y of the o·~l'!.Cl" bo...'rlcli ts. IIo s:::.w the 2,ocusoc1 lXL"'ooc oclinc to the nn:u.1 road., IIc m-roo-;;0cl lua. Iblifa iclcn-'vifiocl. the aocusc<l o.,s :-t fellow bandit. Also t..c workors i:i.1 -ho bn:r ic1Gntificcl hil:1 QS tl1e b211cli-'.; w110 hacl boon wioldil1g a. clull. In his c:I.cf'cnco -:c .::.ccusoc: doniccl over being involvccl in tho 1J8lldi txy • r.::c sci cl ·G11.n;l; ]10 wns sir.1pJ,y o.r::ro steel while do c:, 1ms stand. The lGC'.l":.1ecl ll:;_;is-'.;rn;'i;c fov.ncl t'AUi'icie11t evidence o:'l w!rl.ch to convict. He cl1..1.l;7 oo;wictcd the p,0cused of nttcnp-'ccc.".. :011)cJ.<y with violence·.

.-F,r-oh':':.tho".cvidGllCO' Q.11 :rocor.a., .. :tJ;.:C:c is 110.- d.ot1.bt···i:i!:..2.·t . : ·,· '•• •· .. ' .. ."·,: •:·. .· .. - ·. . w::1,s o..cloqut,.,tczy iclcntifiod ·c1s Oll of t!;c bru1ciU;s 1-rhci_\c:':!l::(3' i'ro~ Lupil2.,I s 1)<'.1'. 0 l'hc wounclccl bmcli t Ifo .. lifo. tolcl Pr11 SSP Rashid tr.1.c1.t tho appol:la.nt 1rr-..s 0110 of then., Also tbxoo onployccs in tho bP.X idonfiod hin• Since t:.1cro was light nnd tho episode took sor.10 tine, I agree with tho trinl oourt JGh6t tho conditions for iclontific2,tion wore favourable The n.ppollo.11.t h::-..s cor.iplci.nod in his poti tion of o.ppo2-l -h,,/.; t!.:orc was no idontifi.., cntion pi::.rooo r.12.dc, .An iclcntific[].tion pndo is no· ,,lwrws ncccssn:cy in every on.a.a';;, Mor'oovcr, :uiitlus ':c~~b,'· t1;{{ic.611tifico.tion :by t:10 t2iroo onployoof3 in ,.· . .. tho 'bar i □ oonobor,.;,tcc1. by tho·· clyil.1:3' cloclntion o,)Irlif{', wh9 rocQuntod that ho W;',f;J with Jliho o'.'.,Ppollunt · q:t);<:-_,, __ rohhcl'j(: Cciis6 :l";l 7 ct\fio-ot:i1i'J.o ooidontcl]y. ··Thio}oci.n110;-:p0 ~ doub:t _;:i.'6:;;·,tho 'iclrttity' -f i220 .:ippi'lnnt~ - The cvidcnco ; : • - ;,. • • • "=-t • • ~ . wont on to -sk/Go tli./G the o,ppcllc-nt wn,s kickin(·:'.:· ;]10 nonoy .counter with tho :!.ntontio11 to a·ocl the nm.o;r. fyop there. Thero .-ms -:.or-of oro on n.ttonpt to • ,. ,,.· f f atonl tho noney in tho o·a.r':.by:"t:orpc,.which wr..s intcrl·•u.p-ccl by tho fa.tally wom.-id- .. ::r: '· · ·;.· ~ .a... ,,9 TT. l'J) J •• ; b dit· ;1.1.iff. 0..L Wt', U o'.',J IIJ..:.(3 Qll 1 The ;:,,ppocJ. r.c.;·o'.\inst conviction is therefore dim:ri.ssccl. As for tho , sc::ntcnco of 7 ;rc2rs' __ ioprisonnont, Jlihis wns tho 1)c r.ti.niouo sGntonco for ; .. j :r-o'bbcry .:i.11 1907. The o.ppcal tll;2..i11st sontcmco is r.lso cliawisscd ~ cl;ff~~~ '"'•-. : . _:JVJ?GE. ',\ ,~ 1' , ••• I. ;. •~ ,·· ; . · ... · _.., . - ....