Joseph Mfonda vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal 127 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 193 (3 October 1990)

MAllT.t.., J. ! ( I I I I ,:',.??.7:LL: .. T.J J;,: ISO ICTION (1a12,:;;;::, J::.oc;iot:;.--y) :n:c:: CO'[L;.T C:.It~:c:.'.J., ::.::-:-::1'.L l:). 127 OF 1990 O::iei1c.l C:dni::1.c.l C,,3o 2To. 3Q_5 of 1989 of t:10 Dist::ict Cou:d of I-k'-Sc',ci Dio1-;.·ict at l-bouoi 'i"lo•'·' -,. T.) ,r ,,.,,···' ., ~ ... I D ·,t . tr' r•' t ,.,t .o J.o.- ✓• J;•J.• J.•J.,.,.,;)., ,.:.n.,(,., J •. 1 r1c .i:-ic,lO :t.'<., o JOf..:J?II !-i?O:-::::l~'~ •••• o •·• • ...... o •• \ o • li.P?.QL11i.NT \ Voj;r:;t:n , I ' T.::J JJ11PlIDLIC o • • ••• • ••••• • •••• " \• B1l8:l?ONn'llIN'T J U D G J.L.!.111. i i T'.'10 e,ppolJ.2,:1t, Jooc1,h Mrlon.ck-, 'iii'.'£ 0011:victcd ··pf or,ttlo thof1, and ho was sontoncod to oieht yocrs i!,j;,:. 0 ico:1nc:1t. Ho wnt, r,,;e,Ticvcd end bo nsw o.ppce.1£1. !ho o.ppollc ... nt I s corrdction wr.:::i 1x,u:::r1 on tho cnclonco givon by l"i · Soif' /Ilctibu, l?Tv2 i.iwi n, b:'J:?i ;-:,1e: ?t-T3 Ho:.:-.2-,:1cd Ausi, hd on tho nieht. ff 30 Juno 1989 th:.•o,; :'.-10,,(l of c:ttlo no:?o stolon f'ror.1. lu.1si •s oct;lo boJ;la., a:t¥l, onr-'.1,y in tho 00:1-rl.,:v; t:-:.cy set out to lo·,k for the sJ.cn ccttlo,. Thozr found tho .:,,ppollr.J.'lt lr-.to:r t1'..f',t clr:y, c;ollinc noc.t of c; cow which ho b(t.t a,la,uehtorod. Ausi i(lontifiocl tt.c cldJ1 of tho olctt[;hto:::oct cow, e,a boi,ng tlmt of hie stolon cow., Thcj:-o uo::0 olso two hord o'.f ecttlo in a noai-by' ouso whoro t::..0 c-._,)OJ.le.1.'l.t wc..s 2.- c;uorJt, r.,.na. those wol:o idontifiod by l.t.u8f /cs being his stolon cnttlc. ii" • / in hio dcfonco, ::o cloniod t1.-:-.t Lo ,rc'-s fou.:.."ld 30lline r.102..t [' In ad.di tion to tho oor.lil)lo o'7i:'.o:1.co by the p:ronocut;,ion ,,t tnossos who f t t l l l I ,. I found the nppcllr.:.1t in posscosiou of t.1.c skin of tho cor.11.ildncnt•s SSioF cow, thcxc wr,:s ..ls~ evi~ t;.tt t;,io :o.pollo.nt 11..--.d r. l)01 NI~ hCP to slm]€hter the cow 1:J.1.d. to noll r.tor- ... t. nt.• Acnicl. ·we,s pl"ql01'1y s-ojoe4: by tho tr~~ fl .a.1'0Utlilt was f\lrui in 1)efJ,fli(iHl~;.i;,i · \lil etol-on e&\ll,o ~ .. <a •aft.Ji tho theft, Ro fd .. '\od. to a.coount for hie l.)OS$CSSion of tho s oc,-,.o. ;lo"' inosistiblo in:fo~x.;.1.co is thnt t):o c,m,ollc:t wo,s tho thic:ft; and. t aoa:e rccoivor. He wns :-.,11'0J.)CX"ly c::mvictocl _Tho sontonco if conf':mo Tl.1.0, ap;pocl is clisr.dss9d! l . . \ J t""°"' V-.(1-s ,, . lf • J • Mcinc, \ Jud.ego 3 Octobo:i: 1990