S v E3Q and Another (No. 206 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 212 (6 November 1990)

xa.zoto, J. rn Tlill ::rn:: COUR'I 1 or 1 .i:Al.CAHIA APPBLLAT}ll J°½?..LDJ;CTIO!'J IIIGTI COUP.:l' CR.HlI: ,AL APP:'lL, :TQ. OlUGIT.i'..L CRIEL.tl.L C.i\SE .!TO. 206 11 9. O:T 1990 OJ: 1'989 ' .... .., D:!lL"Ol'lJj: JJr. SOI..iI E3Q. 9 RBIDJ"lT'I' iu1.GlS.1R.'!'l'E versusg ' . JODG~l'>JENT

The appellairt wao convic·ec o:' >.ouso 1>reald:..1.3 c/s 2940) and theft o/s 265 of the Pei1al Code aml '.10,:;; o):<.i.tenced. -to six yqaro 0:1. first count a.nd three iea:rs on the seconcl ,;ou::1·. Both s011teuc00 1:1ero ordered to run conourre11:tly. Tie believes tha· ·c:~e ·c:;:ial cotU't ha,:; unjua·~ly- col1victed a.nd sentenced l:i.im., :C:enco thir::: ap)cnl. . . . A:.,;·t.er h0artng -he arg"tmwn·::: /or -he roEJpondent anc'.._ oo,1ciclering the appellant's grotu1ds of appeal I dinmisaed the appGal in'ite entirety a.11d ' reserved my rca.so1s which I now 1,:c·opos,o _to. give below. There was 0vidence tha:'c on 29 .1 .39 tho oomplaina.11t {.P'.·l .1 ) l,oclced his door and uent to worl:o In 4is a;x.::o:1cQ Shorast Ka.mbiri (PF .2) a.11.d . . ,( Pa.u1ina. Chib\1ana (P:r.3) his 'ncic{.,.boul's saw ·;;I:i.rGo people a-:;. -~ho hot:tse of ' . t - . PW' .1: iuno11g -~he three poop le tl:::.s sau was .. ho appellairt wh.o ·was i fQ.IIl;Uj.ar ' t :fa.c to tb.cirn. One of -J.ieoe wac sc"n carrying a parcel anc.: t,'1cy di&a.ppoared.. liha PW.1 -'rd .. tcncd homo he ov ... '1cl -:.20 lo,k l1ad ·been Jcampcrcc.l i-h J on .. oritoring 1 G:10 houso he noticed. -JJ.2.,·0 0, l'D:cLio oasao'i;-to ha.s boon ·.,rolon) Wht -r 1 l .d· l . i 1 hb · " ' . . l , . . .. · ' · ,\ .-,r • as :c uc no. g ol;U's 1:.: ·i;r,.o-- .:.:,ac seen any person a .;.:1rJ ~o.l,So 1iJ. 1 ay stated tlia.t ·~hey b.a.d seen the nr):'i:::llc1,.1t. PW .1 rcpor·liecl -he m,!litor to tho i ~ police ~nd 1:hon a.ppcllant war:; a:-.::-.:0D·0'.:id he admi ttcd ·t;hat :ic lw.,d.' tal,;:oi1 tho t ,· l'adio ancl led -tJiem Jcrtain,· "li'1onian. i I / Tl?,o a-ppcllarrti had denied. i:.1 .>.i:J iiviclcncc that :,.:c J.:.ad i:Jtolci\ the ~ssctic and -~b.at)1c docs 11ot d.1m1 anything abou·t; it., ' j I his judgom_pnt . -~he 1ca.rn.cd 3c11ior Resident X;Tacist1•a-tia af'qor ' l • J, ,eummarisi11g i;~1.c cvido}1cc. _stated: I I. . l . ' \ I \ (

·- ------ 2 HAf·i;cr a ca:ro:Zul scxuJuh:.;y of -;;:1c ,1,bovo c-vio.01100, I ari1 satis:.:iGd t].iat tlc.o p:-cos cc1.rci on ]1a;J lJJ:<ovocl its car.:: ,1 2,c:;·2,i:aG t -l;.c n.ocus ed. pci·: 0;_1 bo 0 01d. roasona)lo coubc. C-cJ __ or11iB c how coulci ].1G :cc:vc led to c:.1c .di:Jcovory o:i: -;;;1c com:.;laL1a::.·::: 1s ;rcolcn J:'2dio at V.ajonco area." It is ck.'.1:c' ·:/,:/c ·i;:,_._iLi jr,c:::,:mcnt >ni:J tO'fiD,lly : :i?i:i.ilG0. to comply 11ith tho stc,·c1..:toI;f p:•j1isio1s o:: rJ(,c·cim 312 of the C:-ciminJ. Prooccl.1.,:.ro .Ad 19G5 whio]. 1' ..:(:t.Ul'C cv, ;:i:'J j11.c:.;:;c;::v1-:; -o 11 con·c2.ia -ho poin: or poi::ri;s for ddermins:tio:1, fl.l::. c.::;cir.:iol. thweo11- i1cl··i.e-•rG.:.J,uo::.w ::o:r- ·:t .. e c.ipii!i,zn T"no Ji;rial court s~ .y;i_h, l.'.,::vc .:-'. ·c,;C. ·i;]:,_o I'c,·.uoa,s ,·1hio]1 cct•;;is:Zicd :1uun iJ1 :0011vi0ting tho appol1,1;1to · Tl:,L i·i; .iL no·c c1.o cHhc:r. The ioGv..c iu 1-1h.dh.cr "iihc record oontain:J r::•,v1S:.'.:ici cn-b C'Jic': .;:J, c ·. m: tl-;.iD coL 1 .:t1·l; ·l;o-. u.c-0< .. ;:mi:-.10 -b.c 2,ppcal 01. mc-1--j;'i; • ., Tb.is cas:o c.c)C1 1 -:..Z 1102.vil;:,:· on ·:1J.i.c·i;):1cr, the 2,ppclla:,yi; :_,_a( ;),;o;.1. id.cn-ti1icd as tho bv.J.'tSlcr ,1110. •c;1c -;;:,ic-.;:' • • ".13 i11c1ic2:cccl. c:::,o·v(, -;;;-,_;.,re w,::::,s tile to:Tl;imony o: F.·Y ,2 and PW ,3o T1oy saw him in a (;TO-cP o::: -;;·,10 0·0:,.,.,:1' Jcoplc. They also :.ave previously l::n01m him as a roo11.cl o): P-:i .1 1 n :,:co·c:,.or ,;,,ho llacl. :frcquonJi;cd ·0:.1e l)!'cmiscs on I prc-,not:.D ococsions 'ifoon P' 7 .1 Sd.W :.1im 2,1d aoL:ctl :1hr. :: .. :.: , .. c1mi·i:;-tod tl,.a'i:; Le had taL:cn. ·lie r2.dio ·co K,;j;::.1b·o 11hc:rc ·i;hc rac:io u:i.s :i:•·:ciovcd, PW ,1 id0n-tLicJ. ·0l,c r2,o..io ar:.; >.L m1C, accor6.iag to f'\I.1 t:,.o a:J;JclL:,,1rl; ple21.dcd that ·i;;,cy ;Jhould amica1:Jl7 sot·i;lc ·cho matter out oZ court. PW.1 has also i tendered. ,a, l"ocoiJY0 /qr -;;;:ic ixt:cc:.af.iC o:C ·tho r::;.d.ioc T.!.'.C c.--,ppcllu.J.-it did no·t deny ·i;b.at hoawnittcd,pc:::'o:re; 17:'".1 ;:,',.,110. P:·T.4 -;;:,1.:i,t ;.1c !.:.a,c-;_· -2,l;:cn tho radio c...11.d led Pi·r.4 to I.'iujcn,3'0 o;:rca 1L0:r·c ::LC r:,,d.io W,1,3 rocovcrocl,.: Indeed )10 even did } . . : not cl-;.alk110c r-·J, 1 ,_ ., plae.dcd iii th FT o 1 ci-ch:.n' i1 oy-oa-c::amiil:::i;cion or in ::i.1.::.:' 'to:tcncc that ho : . ·co '..av-u an a.rnicalilc so·tticmcnt o:E ·cJ:·: ma·b·k1. Ho cYe.."1. . never {:rioc.l ·c·o clcn;y- tJ:,,:1t ;,.c: lud P:·r.4 to IiI;:1jcngo area. of appeal t:c c.)p,;11:.u·c : .2/; ·c.u·z:.1.ccl that the :Zailu:rc ·00 I:m his mGmO,!'.[:,ndt4.m ! cc:,11 t:1c w0111an Ii th. o ❖ J½C 1 Jc.cot~~1·or cnJ v \J ·- .a; .L. 1;;.1 .U -.!. {...,,.._•· T:ru.o tho woman , should ·.cave ·been called b1.:.t i:,1 my o:I:car _settled mine ·c:· .. c :-.::'-=¥,lu.t·c ·bo call thoi l1om0-11 ca.cl not tiH ·:i;c sc::-:,lc of cviclcncc in fnvou.:i." oi . . . t1\0 appellant when' · , ; it,/is oonoidorcd first -c.l:.2.·c ,.;.j_)poll::mt ;;.0,d admitted ! ' stoondly lie himGclf 20.u lccl ·c:::o police .·co where :::.c ·, GD..k:ii1g t.h.o ,..-6..cli o\p1d I , ... ,._.-,.•. ·'·'·,c .,.'"'CJ.· 0 ·"'·'· .,.. ,.:..I.;,/"' VJ.J. J...:c..., .. <.,;,J. i_.,..,, \ t G.PPflla.;.1t has boon \ i .. t:2.ki11g H;. / r,!ropcrly. id--:;:itificd as· i one o2 ·/.c -c:1rc.;, men "ilho -wc;yi; ·co brcak 1 :.:i-'i;o tho)iouso · \ ' \ 'I ' t In his momorc.ndum o:::' ,:i.pj_x:r: 1 ,l ·chc appall::mt b,as. com:'.·laincd ~hc1.-'1i h l'l.c'1.S ··ilcon r,,....;1.· ,-,, ·::l,1c ,..1· ::/- -',.,·o ", . . d - . ' 1 ' m' d . 'f '-'-"·" ,,. ~ - .. :.-,., CLL•. :.u3 0::01100 <11.noos cc, 1-:::(L 1aa- c:i_f. I s?o i10 ~ l rit· in -!.1is complo.iiit. 'J.1ho :cccorci c_loarly show -h;v he :.md 11~- t1it114ss_ to 11 w:1.c-n ho w.,8 L1:'o:rmcc o:;:' .Li,J ric(diG. Tb.is C°""l)lo.i:i.1-c ·mw:l'i; :1 'Ve been a. gmcnt o1 tho mind. r:P.h.o oox,1icti on 'ilnG )ropcrly o;rccrcd aeni;1 "4 tho , tppoll;'-'lt c;1d I sec no mcri-o i;o ',lie appeal ~sni110·C co,roiction, . .......

Tho v2..luc bocn oo,wictod 3 -tho circ1.u:i-1.s·b11c~ tho sc:,.i-~oi10c im1)or.Jcd. C(.:..mo·c be s.::dc.l -o be o:oossi vo awl severe. Thy o.ro qr:.itcc j;_i;:;ti:Cicc"..., It wn:.; /or ·Lccc ica.sono tho/.; ' Do,·cccl at ff1q:na ·0:.:,is 6tl1 cl(w o:2 lJovombor, 1990 .. ff " ,i / i ,:, ;1 ,;J ., :} ,, .. \j 1J ! ' d ; ... ·•