Rajabu Halfani vs United Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No. 26 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 92 (16 November 1990)

.. rn T:.:E TIIGE crnmT OF TJilJZf.JUA AT D&.1 ES SAL11 .. t\M APPELLATE J' 1 ;TUSDICTIOH . T.::IGII COURT cnnmrn.L APPEAL HO j§-z.i.9_90 (Froi:1 ori.:;ino.l Crii:1in;:,.,l Cll.oo lfo.246 of 1989 o:7 ·:;;'.o District Court of Moroc;oro District ;-,_.t 1:0:;:•:::ic;oro) TI./J.JlOT -:U:...iJ'lUTI • .,. o .. o o. t ... o, . o ,0.., .- "c. a- o o. o , •••• ., .. "I.•,,, Q o"' a .A:PPELL:Aifr . · { Oric;inc..l Accused)· T:.Jl; ·,::i.Jr,:ED i.lEPLii3LIC •• ~ •••••••••• • •••••• , • ,. ••.• , •••• • ••••• * .:?.ESOlIDENT -... ..... ( OriGillf'.1 Prosecutor) J:Jj)GJl:IElTT RAJAJJJ I:il.LJ..7.tuTI is c.,ppccli..'1[; ;dnst coavictio:1 o::' robbery wi tl:.. violence ;'lld scntcnoa of 15 yo;:,.rs :i.i'"Jprison:.1c11t,, The onl.J• q--...1.0Erio11 for consiclcrc\tio11 in -'.;}:1.is npj_,G.l · is 0110 of identifior..tion., There iG s- .. ,;r:Zioiont evidence cst::ib\i- s1'.'ini; the f.,ot ·tl12;h 011 26/t./09 :--/c c,1)ou-'c 2345 h01.:o:'o ,t Kincolwirn. Villq;e, wit11il1 tl:.o :Ois-;;rio·i; r .. nd Rcg:i.011 of I-.Ioror;oro the Gho::..:, of o:.1c Ai.shn, Moh2.Pccl Pi.1 w::.s hcrglod. ey bmclits nnd fro::i -t):orc-i11 so:rcrl i·ca::1s V<'.-lucd "-·t 213,000/- :. : ~ stolen. AiGh::-.. Moh;"'JJod PW1 W<'c•S c.:c:so.,u..1-'iiocl 0.nd r..1)oU_.li Joo )G killed by one of the br.ncli ts if i-'u bcl 110-'i; been for -'i;J.:c ti,.10ly entorvc:,.1·:;io11 of Dr.:ucli Sclor.i:--.11i Plf2 c, hn,lf brot::.01 of Aishv.. Moh;--_,r.1ocl Bo·th .ll.ishr.. r,1ol:-.,;.1.::::cl Ptt1 r.ncl D2.ucli Se1cn::1ni Plf2 no,int,J.:1 ·t::.r;t i1:,,ji'Jm m'..lf,.ni the ;-,ppcllr.nt ..r,J:l 011-:.; of the 1)1'.ndits t;:i2.t hr.i..d lmrglcd -'i;hc shop o~ Aisb:, Moh--.r.1ccl Pt-T1 r.ncl fron .-::c:::0-i:1 stolen -'.;ho vc¢ious i-'Gcr.1s vn:luocl c·,.,-'i; 213 1 000/-,, Dot!: Airi,c., I-:ioh,'.'JJccl ;:nc:'.. D::.ac'i Sclc,.1c'Jti further 011 t>.c · iss-...w o:? vis .. 1:-,l idontifio.-·.:t;:i.0:.1 11 ::ii ·tu,,-;;io:1rJ 1{,cj'.' c ;--.n ic.cnti_fyinc wi tnc ss t1:.m;:}1 hone st c oulcl r..1i::d;r-l,;:0;1J.y iclcntif·y r, 1r.1.'o:1c; l)Gr oon o ITc cxr.rJinecl t1c eviclonoc; of iclontifio::-..-'cion ;::,y 1l o-'c;.: PW1 r.ncl PW2 :i.:.1 i•i;s totr,li ty, tcltilig into conGic'..or.;tion ·tl:-.0 prcv:--.ilinc c.t::os:;_)hcrc r,·t -'v'.:.o oc:110 of the orir.io. Ile oorrcotl,y notc1. -~ho ,1,-'1mosphc:ro of rob1Jcry witl: :i.J.;o :i.11.'.:.crcnt clc.'11['[.;;0rs .-,ncl tl:.c rouchinG up of Aishr., Mohn.noel ,:nc: ·t):..c lookil1c up i:.1 tlo roon of Dr:.udi Scleucni Pll2 .'.'llcl lr,.tc:i: -'.:o 11"'1r;0 2:~to..clc m.1 hiD ( PW'2) ~nc .. c;--..uo ·i;o r:, settled conclusion t , .. • J'

2 Oll con::iiclc.r:- . .-ion o:c t11c ovic1.c11cc 011 l'cc0rcl c',,"1.C,_. tJ:c vc.1"' proper dctc',,ilcd :::nnlysis of t~.:c s::'.Do by Jlihc lc1cc1 tricl ;:.:ir.r~~;:;oll I hold. Ji;I:c findi!l(; th,,..,t over ,J.1.c':. ,'.'.;)o-.ro wht w,:,.,s st::-.,tocl 1Jy the ic1:.J'.'aacl ·:t:<id accistrc,to is tb .. c fr.i..ct J.;J::-·;; ·t;:.c c.-:,i,clln:.1t hnc: l)ccn with Aish.:-, Eo::.r.t1ccl on this f2.,tcfu.l night for ,, co1riclcr01Jlc period.. I :-',CCcpt AisI:<'.- fio::.-.:Jccl ov:i.clcnco th;i,t tho :,,ppcl11tt s oolla:-.c;neo hi'.,(: in the li::;ht of tl:is vc1~· :,;-,,.ot v.xr;cr.1. the o.,ppo- llmt to lti.11 't:ic scid Aisl1r.-.. No:.:-.rnce. to oblitcrdc po: 1 r::i'blo i11criniric.tinG evidence by Air/:c. 11ohr..ood co•,:u1sJli the 2.ppcllmt whon ·i;l:oy foc'.l'cd nust hr.Ve 1Jccn idc11":i.fiocl i_)J' Ji;hc srdd Aish:;, Itioh:::. □ ccl (PW1). To ->ls encl tho ppcllr.nt w2,s prcpc.rin.-:.; M.::iaclf to ldll .li.ishn l'Iohcc1 when Dtu:.:i Sclcr.vi.ni PW2 c.,ppc,'.'!.rcd Cor;-,.n: 'n,"lj' i.T.; ,, l.l,., • .J.(l.l.1,IJ., J. Pr.xtio.s :'..)rJcnt Juc\11:wnt (cli"cacl ·~~ (= '<:-~~::.,_ -v. "\ ' ....... , YAIITA In;;Jf11.~ JTJDGE 16/11/90 JUDGE 16/11/90 3·::IDGE 16/11/90 I