Mohamed Mussa and Others vs United Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No. 44 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 94 (19 December 1990)

.'·. \ .,.\ . I .. --·~ ·, ' · ., :;·:.· ._ ... , .. / L, \c:,~ APPELL/0:'E JuiiISDICTIOH ::IIGII. CO'u1Ilfl. 1 C-.i.1ININAL f..PPEJiL iJO~ . t,.4 . 01:' 1990

( F-.,e,oo oricinal Cri::.ti.ncl C ·:sc Ho, 127 o-Z l5'G9 of' the Di strict Couxt --.* ·.•·1~! L;::::::tu..IR::D I,flJSSA & OTJ.:ERS, •• , •• • •,. • • • • •• • •••••• • • • •• • • • • • • • APPELLANT (Oricinl Accused) va:rsus ·' ~ . T)~~E U1Jll1ED :u.EPOJ3LIC • ••••• t ....... ,6 0 •••••• t.,. •• ~ ....... II •• ~ ••• • WPOlTDEN'T ;, · ( OricL"l;-,1 P.Doscoutor) -J . '"-' JUDGUEHT BAITATI , J ..... Tho iosuo :il1 -'chis 2,ppc2.l is wl:aJi;JJ.cr the -b~~oo 2,:,pcllrints wc:rc found. in posscssiolt o:t 6. ou.rtc.,jJ,1 end whc-'i;hor t::o Ol-U:t1 u::-..n suf'fioiontly identified ..... to bo s'liolmi l'.JJ'.'oporty • Tho ovit":.Gnoc oloo.r:IJr ca·::-..1Jlis:.1ccl tl.::.;:r(; Jlil:c t}:.:roo c.:ppollc;:1ts wore :toU11d il1 ·(;he house oZ !folkisoc:ok -{;::;.o 3rc1 p,ppolla.:i-'i;. Thay wore sloepi.110 if:.m:"c • They were r,;:cror:rccl Mel. v2.rict1.s itcf.1s includ.illg 2. cu:rte!-in w:1ich ;,r,:;.s idonii'iocl ",.s tb.c'..t bclonc.;il'l(~ -'co the co:-:;1l.::oi.11<'•n:t 1rc,s sci:-5oc1. I nn o:f tho ol1il1ion ·bhr·i; 't;;1is ovicl01100 is o:r·cc".ible nnc,_ ·::.c.· -',f.::.0 ·(;ric.l court ho.d GVcry roOll to 2.00::pt it 2:,S "trttCh lpo.'l."'1i :n-0::.1 .'.J,ppcll::-.nt Molld.sarlck, -'che 01-m.c:;.. .. o·2 ·i;J:o :roo::1 in wl:ich lho :111pcllr,11.ts woi ... c i'ou.nd, i·[; cc-n11ot be J3;J.icl 1zy- 211y 1:rli:;;a·i;oh of inngction that ·' tl:c oh.o;:- ·:mo r..1,pcll['.J.lts wcxc clso ill posscosio;.1 of' ·[;le.a curtc'.in which w::,,s l;::::'lic:r id.Olt-'i;i:fiad by ·bl:.o oonl)lr'..i.i1cllt. Tho:rc wc.,s · 110 oVic1.cnco -'i;o establish suoh ~ 001101:..i.oion. I ·i;hcrd'oro hole::. tl-1.:•.;'c tho fa•i!'.l court erred in :finding thet :::.11 ·b:o ::-,:)pcl;Ln11ts m:::rc in posscasion oi' -'i;i:o o·,U'tcd.11. Sμ1.co if:i.o 011zy cviclouoo c:{,::,il1St tho 1'..pp01lo.1t I.Io~1onod Huss2., d n,ppcll2 . .nt Sc.,i<.,_i H:11.~~ri w,co ·(;J.i.2.-t of be:μ'.)[:; :fou.ncl in posuorJoion o:f stolen property., d since I ho.,vo :.1clcl -'.;hn.t there 1-ms :i.nf:IU.fficic11t o-vi:lm.1.00 to osJi;n,blish th::,,t tho ·wo wcc :il.1. possession o:r ·i;J.:c cu:r·lir.un, oonrr:i"i.o-i·v0Jy or .p1zy-sio,:.lzy, I .find ·- ;. il tht ·l:-.c:::'e w.-,s _no cviclonoc Llt?,·r:.inst t:.1on to u--.x:..":1t e, 0011viotion. I tl:crcf'orc :·.,;\ qu;:1,sh t::.cir oonviotions 1 set nsic1.o the scntcnooo :;,.;3sod c,ii1st than,. T11cy should. bo :i:'clo, □ ccl fron ouotoc':y forthwith unless o·facrwiso 12,wf'ully held. Aa :toi .. ·tl:c n.ppcll'l.t I-:Iolldoocl.ok Ifa&V.di, ho clooo not clcny that tt.c cu:rt:tin wc .. s f'ou.nc. il1 hin roon. In 2l1,Y o;:.sc I nn s0tis1'ioc1 ·b:'.rrt -pho:ro vic?-s r.itoqv.n,to cviclo:noo to os·'vnblish th2.,t tho 01.1:ci;::•,in w..s :fo'-u:1".. ill ·'vb.c roor.i of·. -the appcllro'l.t Mclkisodok ::-nc. -~J:orcfore i.11 his l)ooaosoion. ~,.c o:.tly issue here is whG-'i;10:r tho s::1.icl ourt·'J.11 1r.cs su:ff'icicn-',.;l;y- ic"ca11tif'icd l:iy t::..o oo;:.i:;)Lili1r;.1t as hi0., The cvidonco · ~dcluccd u::.G to .,lihc of.feet -~l'.0-li -~ho conpl:::..inc.nt pr0;::1ptly iclcntifiod the curt,..i;l . as bclo:,.c;i:.1c -o hiL-i. Also o·i;!1or cu:rto,ins f:,:,01:.1 t:.o .:.1ousc of' the conplci.lJc.nt were

tcken by the Police ru1d. coupc.roc1 to the cu:rtci..11 f'<Yw.1.d with the appoll8l1t nncl ·they matched the srocl curtci.J.1~ I m.1 scd;isf'iod tha.t on thG evidence, the District Coui ... t we,s crd;itlecl ·t;o hold ns .it did. This c1::n>e8.l. :,.go.inst conviction ha.a no r.10rits ru.1cl i-'c is disoissed. As for 2-ppoo,l QGcinst scntonco, -'cha lco.:rned -'w:'io.1 H::- .. .:;istrr.:.tc said. ·in his juc:c1:1c11t -'.;ho,t tho scmtenco of f:ivc years. wc,s -'i;}:-.o 1J2re ninioUra., I o.groe. TJ1e f'irst achc,du1e to the niniw.n Sc1ri:;cmces .Act 1972 i ten (3 pu·lis -'lihe o:2101100 of receiving stolen property -'.;o 1Jo ono of the of:fencos U11clor -t;_:c rif;L.'l'lir:r..m Son-'conocs Ao·b 1972, as lone; ::-,s the property wo.s atolen in the ootJ.rse o:f' tho conrJission of the of-.fcnoe of btU'gln;ry or house- broclc:i.J:lo, '1111.c sentence of five ;rco.:rs is the r.:dl1:i.r.1-.J.n where the appcllont. is not c. fu-st o:ff'encler lilco in tlμs ca.se.. Tho a.ppellwt wP..s convicted of r0cciVii."1(.:; s-holo11 proper-l;y onc1 he is not o.,.f'u-st oi'fc11der... Tho sen-'.;anoc of 5 ye:,·.:L"s' inprisoitD.ont is, UJ.1r.ler the oi:t'C·.ir.1s·bo.l10es tho bnro r.tl.nir:nm. Tho na,)peo.l is cHsnissod ·in its on-'.;:iroJ.;y .. JUDGE 19/12/90 c.I. Jui:l:;:;no11.t delivered, !!'.tr'o Sil2.,,.--,, for Rcpnblio Appallnnts n.bsent. _,,,--c------.-.. . . . .. . . -- . .. ---=(~---/ ~~~ JUDGE 19/12/90 ..