Julius Kimugumu vs The United Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No.83 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 303 (26 October 1990)

i ,' ,., .. 1k ~ IN THE HIGH .COURT OF T.lillZlNI.A . .._ . ..._ p MT'iJJJ~ ..,- --Al'P.ELL.'.:.TD ,fJJ,USDI~_lON __ , HIGR COURT CRIMIK.:U. :..P.P:.:lt.L·,JT0.,:.,8.l OF., 199()::. J' . ,. I. ----•I•.•••. I}.:. . (-, OaIGDT:.L-CRD4IH:.L C/..$E MO. 223 OF 199~. " ..... ·- .. J)F .mlll .llICT COURT OF T.tJlDUil n:tsrRIC!' :.!f Tl..lUllE Before H.T. BNIRE Esq. 1 Seni.o:(, llistrict . Magisate JULIUS mi:;r :1q1mauiru • , • •• ,_ °' ~ ........ , • • LPPELLANT : ··· .. · . •· · (Original Accused) ·versu:s THE UNIT]ID RTIPUBLIO • • • ... • • • •• • •• - •• • • • • • • RDSPQ1IDE!)J"'T (Origin.al Prosecutor) .~ ,ll-:--T.:J.p.§qiYfe Jal 'F.a.a appellant Julius Rem.i Kimugvmu.was convicted on his o-u:n plea of guilty on two counts, 'b;r' tho Ta.rime Dist:dot Courta The .first..,.. .. CQ~~- T?,S . . f'ail,.:?re to report on a.rrival. to the Immigrdion Officer o/r,.. 18, 19. and·. 36 of the InmiQ"atQn Reg-ulat_ions GN, No. ,92L11g. The second count .a- boin[;· unlwfully present within Tanzanie. o/ss 10( 1) and 26(2) of the _Imr.rl-cat~ .. cm J .. ci; No.8 of 1972.. Ho lms sentenced to six months imprisonment on oc.o) count~ but tho sentences wore ordered -t;o· run concurrontlytl · In his r:iomo of e,p:peal, tho app~~ £ff£i~ that tho plea of e;iti.1 ty ~ eqt:d. vooale Ho states that ho . di<;f Pleaf in toteli ty to• eJ.l tho iodients of the two offences. However lilco the loamed Ste.to Jhttornoy Ur. Kc,bondo," I· don 1 t ngI"oe with tho o.ppollant's contention. I ao. sc:,tisficd thc:'..t tho plea of guiltr on both counts wcfltti.vo·cal. Tho _ingredients of 'both oounts wore clor.rly put to the r;2:p0ll2.?1t and 1?-0 agreed 'I-Tith tlloo He cm1ooded to be a Kenyan citizen who w,s found at Te.rime in Tanze..ni2. wit:.1ou:t r, V2,lid passport or residence pomit• He eJ.so concodod thnt ho ento:r-od Tr.nzo.ni::, -without :ooporting to tho IJ;JJJigra.tion Officer •. Tho :ploe l-T'r?,s il'ldood pI'Opor and tho convict ions. properly ontorcci. . Tho sontoncos · wore stiff. Like tho 102..rnod Sto.to .t..ttornoy I fil1d tlmt ·ottstoclial sontonoes wcro inapproprir,to in tho circw.."'lst8.l1ccs of t::Js cnso. Tho accused wcs a first offender. 'E.1oroforc ho should hcvc boo:~ given en option of 2. finco He m:,,s convicted on 28/5/90 and .so ho hv.s. spent five months in p1.son. I-Io ni@lt be out by now, if he is not I will d.iroot for his imnoclinto release ••• /2,.. ...

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