Hamisi Ramadhani Hondo vs The Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 40 (19 December 1990)

nr TEE HIGH C00:,1T O:? T .. dTZJJ•iIA AT DAR :SS S/:L!JJ16 IITGII COURT CRIHIHJ:..L ll.PE~.AL NO. 3 or 1909 onIGIHJi.L CRIMIN11L C!$,J no. 53 OF 19GG OF 1 .i. 1 ~ DISTRIC:.I1 COU_i;_'J: 0::1 ILAL.il. Disry_filCT 1.T ::rvu.:OlJI .rmx10lt U. MStTYA, ESQp ~ REGr"}WT Hr.GISTPJ1TE. :.:::iurrsr RJl.l''lf...DIDiFI r-ICJ.ii:JA ••• 0 0 • 0 ••••••• 0 0 11.P?:CLL"JJT ( ORG. il.OCUS:8.D) vc:rsus T:G:: :::.;:. iIJLI C •• ,. e •••••• • .. • •• • ..... , o • • MSF01'lll'IRHT ( ORG. PROSECUTOR) JUD G rI EH T. This ·is r-l1 c1p1Joo.l by II2uisi R21.1nd:lruri Hondo.. w.ho 1-ms convic·i;ccl togothoi.4 with "ti:o others of tho o:f:foncco of brcclti11t:; into c cluclli1ic houso in Ol'clor to comni t c. Zclml;Y' therein oml s"'Go;:1.linG 0011-tr[l.J'y ·l;o scc·ion 265 of tho Ponru. Code. Ho uv..s sc.1tcncccl to -'ch:roc yoc.rs' i;1prisor-u·.1Gnt for ·i;ho first cow-it nnd th.rec ycr,zs' i:•:1prison.-:ic11t fo:;: the scconcl count$ I t-rill c;i vo -1:ihc fn.cts very 1:JI'icfly m1cl ;;1ro.nly those ill 1olo,tion to tho n.ppolb.n:i;. 'l!ho l1ousc of C.ho.rlos Ihrcchu.n,;u.rn P.lI 1ra. □ · broken into and property which incluc.lcc.1 a viu.co cc.,sno·-to was stolon ·chcrofron.. .PilI wont to tho shop o:? Kibo Hv..roallc Fill;. who clo.:.ilo in 17..ll ki.ads o:Z cooda. He found his video cassette there. PWl.1r told Vi7I ·cl1n.t one youth 1: ::.cJ b:rot.11,;ht it there Md loft ·th accusccl J't,·-m- l.1Jcd n.t the shop. Tho yo1..d;h cl.id net rctLU'11. Thon Police wore contactod, ·:.:10 l,:lih n.ccuscc.l p:ro;-.1:i.sc: to sJ.?.ow· t!1c Folicc·l;l10 person who hoo sent tho video co,sso·i;·l;oc there. Tho ,;.·h a.ccusc-1 sl1c.1cd. a e;Tot.1.p of people and the Polico □ o.Jm.:;ocl to o.rrost ·hllc lat n.nc :Znd c',ccu.sccl., Also Y.T5 Ihsticlio. Robert who use<.'. - -'co li vc wi t;.1 first c.ccusGd so,icl thn;i; ono ·dcy the cppcll['.:,r'i; Hai-ni.si Rcnc.,clllan II011da who;"J she did. not l-;:1101-r, cn.:-.ic to ·"" her hooo mid cs!;:cC .. for the first Moused. %is wc.s on 6/1/0J. '.Ilic appollc.ir ho.d n convers,:,.:cion ui th 1st a.cc1..1sccl in · tho .1:?ocl..roon., T'.ac c.ppcll211t ha.cl a. ,, > po.real whoso co11fo11ts she_ never c<-'.i.10 to lo1ofr. Li1>~er on •;;_;_20 firs-'c n.c::cusod left scl3ing tq.at lie lT[',S coing to look fox o. buyer of .:C.is propor·(;y.

I 2 : rnr.7 Huhczc.. Aboicl aloo . , ScJ.C, ·ti1c.,t sl1c w::-s tho wife oi tb.o 4th oocuscd. On 6/1/DG ct a.rou11cl. 9. 00 o..r.1, she saw tvro pcrso1JS wb.o CC."lO to to.lk to tho :fott:r-C..1J. a.ocuscd. 'E.10 l;.tlJ. a.ccuso,l w~ o..sldne w:10-iiho.r tho . goods hac1. n. :receipt. nto first MCLlSOC°:. who lTc'.1S of those 2 said t one ,.1011 tho.t there 'ttc.s no receipt. Tb.on ct n.bou.t 2 p.r.4 tho 1st 211-.l mc.l 3rc1 o,coaocd (1-tho is th.c c-.ppcl1£1nt now) ca.-:10 to tl:10 hoac of DU7 nccin. They o.skod w'hothel' ·tho 4·lli oocusocl wo.s l.x;.ek. D1'f7 tolcl then tb.c.·i; he ml,$ not yet ba.ok. That is cll we ho.vo by wcy of ov:i...lo11cc nc::-1.inst -t:.10 o.ppclln.n-t- c loornocl tl'icl M.:{,is·b1'n;i;o found it su.f'-licicnt to br-,sc a. convio-'i;ion of htonkiUG into o, dwcllinc houso rui.d stocline, Tb,c a,ppolln.nt wc..s scc.1 in co;:1ptr of first oocusod ond b.c was ca,rryi11(; n pn.:rcol., P'.T5 did no·i; s~ how 1Jic tho.t pn.rool was 110.r cl.id. a10 sey what it contninod. On this ov:ic1_onco nlonc, it .. cn.nnot be conolc:si voly saicl thnt tho 1x:rool contcinc( the sfolen v:i.c1oo casso-'i;to or oxi:, propc:dy Erolo11 fror.1 tho cor.1plci11nnt in this C['..sc. No:r cloos tho sto.tonont J the :Zix::d; n.ccusoc1 to P:75 that he vto..s ,:;cine; to loo:: for a. beycr of his property ::,..clcl nn.7 ::1orc wciglrt to -i;he ovit.1.cnco so o..s fo ostc..blish thc::.t tho parcel which tho c,ppcllont was cn.rr,:;inc uri,:3 stolen f;l'opor·1;y fror.1 P".TI tho ooraploinnn.t., Por cll we know it coulcl J1rwo been even s·colcn pI'opoxty .from sonowhorc olse It is in cviConcc th.'."'!.t the l'irst Mcuso::.1 nncl the 2H1 o.ccusod waxo r:1<mtionoc1 1Jy the ,1:h c.ccusod who ·was 2.:c tllo u:1op of P:i6 ui -:;_h ·tho stolen video · •. oo.saetto wh.on tho ,;:bh nccuscc.1- wc.s c..:rrcstocl by tho Flico. Inclcccl tho 1st t . ond 2nd .::1.ccusci'.. ucro arrostoz1. 110 a rom.1.lt of tb to I·~ is r.lso in oVidcncc thr:t tho roon of' tho firs·~ c.ccusc,l W.'.'-s sor::c::ioc.l r.lRl p1'opc:r-by bclonginc -to ·c.ho co;:1plcinc.n t wn.s fouucl. 1E.20r0 is 11 J t°'.c 1..:;:;-[; the.;; ·i';lw first accused wn.s oonnoctoc.1. to this theft. 1Il1c1·c i G also c"Ji.:.0100 -'chce,t the tb.irc1 n.ccuacd, thct is to scy, tho a,ppcll<:-:nt, wont to tho llo::10 of ·tho /;.th o.ccuso<:l '· in coop~ of t>.c ls·i; and 2nd ncct1soc1. t.o finr.'c ou.t w:1otb.c:c tho !,.th G.Ccuscd hro coine bol-;;.. Dc:2o:rc tho..t c.t urotuKl 9.00 c.,.r.1. c.n tho s,10 c.1-''-i"l t110 first nocuscd hnd cow.: lTi~.;l1 another porsc;n to c. 1 10 ho::ic of the ,',--'ch r..ccnscJ. in n. taxi ond h1 tcll:oc":. to ·cho 3r-<!: 2..0ct1..:Jcc.1. DU? the Wii' G of t2:c f.::;I1 a.ccu;;iocl hoo.rd the t;.tli Moused asking then whether -'lihc c,-coc1.;:; he.cl c receipt a.ncl tho .. first aocusoc1. scic1. thnt. there WC,S no receipt. Th011 in tho n.f·cor-.a.oon 1 tho.t is lb.on tho appollo.nt toeothcr with tho first o...ti::.l soconcl Mctu.:iccl cnno f to ask whether tho 1,.-'lill oocusccl h['.,(l cm.10 be.cl

<-• I 3 I O{:,Tec i:,ifo foe .loa.rncd · tricl H2t;i:,d;xc.,to -c'.12.t ·i;b.o o.,ppcllc.J.1t must hn.vo k:noun jt.wt lB:c -'.;ho 1st nnc1 2nd o..nc: <-th n.ccusoc7. tllc:t ·.,.;.'.1.oxc uc..s a stolon Vic1co casscttco :201' sale n.m:.l thr:ii 1.ie 1rc1..c to slrn.rc tho procoocls froa the sclo. Under these circu.iJs·i;2J.1ces the o..ppcllc .. at 1:n.s ci thor h i)rincipcl oli'pndor uho took pn.rt in -'.;ho c1•inc froi:1 ·tho ov.tso·~ or n,t tho very ·'l •"'•t 1 <1000:::mory tor the fc:c·h beo('.lloc he m::.o c..ooiotinc the _lot n.ncl 2ncl oocv.oe(l in clisposins of the atolon proi)c:r·i;y, thn:t the n,ppcllc..n- Hc..o :in a.coossory o..Ztor tho fact to o. ielony" Ho should htwo boon hold ::-..::; ot10:.1. I therefore c.llou the a.ppor:l n(;2,i;.1s· conviction of broclti.nc. nnd stoclil'l[;' c..nrl I quash the convic·cion n.ncl oc:;.1tcnco. I houovcr fincl tho ti.ppcllo.nt ·co be C',11 ;;,,cccasory cltcr tl10 fr..ct to c.. f elo11y c•.c'!. find hirJ Guilty of o. felony tmc:>::r soc·aon ,33/3 of th9 Ponn.1 Coclc, As for son·cncc, I clo not ·i;;.ri.111'.: tlw.t the n.ppcl l2.11t clcr301.,..-.rcs mr:f lenience, I sentence tho 2.,ppoll.:1..nt to ir.1prisoru.10nt for· -:.:t.::o yoa.r~ Order: Juc:;.1ont deli vorcd ;,Mrs. SilM for I-,cpublic., ) I JUDGEo 19/12/90