Nyamhanga Nyamtondo vs United Republic (Hc Criminal Appeal No. 167 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 460 (11 September 1990)

.. _ .., ___ ----- - .. --··--.,...,.. _____ _ IlJ TI:ID HIGH COURT OF Tl.NZQfil AT :MWANZAo .APPEWiTE JURISDICTION man COURT - CRIMilTLL .. :..PPTIJ.LL l'.TO. 167 OF 1989 ORIGJJJLL CRD1n::AL C.ASE ·Noo 8 OF 192 Def'o:ro G •.. .Ifoshi, Esqo Distr:ict Ungistrc.tc NY.tu.mJJfGA nAMTQNDO · •• o • o o • • e • o C> o o o ! · o " o o o ·~ o o o o o o -~ o o •• o o • ~ • •• o A.PP.mt:L;·.1:T ., ( Origincl Lccu.sccl) Versus THE UMITED EEFUJ3LIC: o •••••• 0 •• 0 0 0 0. ~ • 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 o·o ·• 0 • • 0 •• 0. 0 0 0 0 ·• RmS?Ol:TDJJi:1111 (Originnl Pl:-oso01.1tox) JUDGMENT

Tho c.ppclknt lTynr:ihnngo, Nynmtondo was ch,.'"'.l'god with ro'bbox-y i·Ti th_ violonoo o/s 285 & 286 of tho I'onnl Code. Ho ,·ms jointly cr.:E.Tgod ~rith 4

• ....... ; ;. o:th0rs. ill denied tL.o ocso. :t tho .end of thQ day convicted a.nd sontoncccl to 7 yocrs inprisonmont · cnoh. they. founcl t::.cmsolvo.s . . , ... ~ ' ' Tho ppcllt is o.ppocling cgnihst conviction end sontc;.1coo Tbi other 4 -did not c,ppocl. I • ... - · It ve:, ·e.lloi;,ud ct tho trinl tr.£.t on· 2501°1.81 at nbout 1 LoE. whilo P.W. 1 Kisunto iTJ"c.njungu wns · nslo0:p with his wife PoU.2 Ro'bi 't'r/o J • Kisunto the door o:f their house was forced open. 5 people entc:oc1- flashing torcbos. T1103r md pango.s, "simotr end one hc,d C cun. T].;.or StL~ tcd cutting oW.1 wi_th }?rn1£);aS an'F s.;i,poo He foll do-tmo i It wns wh:!.lo I:.o wns do·wn thr.t ho rocozpizcd tho i1ito.ckors io ·bo tl:.o r,ppo llo.nt and t_>.o- .: oth(?r 4 - and thr.t it wns tho appo llnnt who had .c, C,'L'.l1o Ho shot I:d.m oi1 his 11.DJ:id. P., W ~ 2 Ro'.b.i 1rc.s. nskoc;, :to show them who:1."0 F. ir o 1 Kisun(f) who ws :t'Ullning a. butcher hnd hidden his nonoy to· whnt she ·:roplicc1 s},>;o did ~101i know. ' ' They senrchod in tho r.r,ttross nnc1 found Sb.s.1500/= nnd ·took it c.nd ·wont away. i'o W. 2 no bi wont ta,_w*o P .. W .. 3 Sy)?.i."im-i Kisuntc who ccoo • .J ,.:, at tho scono whore, Po1f ~1' Kisuntc told hin o.s to wtct x.d ho.p:ponod •. ::~y . , :!" '. • . • ..-. ~ • . •" -' thon J?. W .. 1 Kiaunto hell smrorcl cut . wounds almost r.llovor his boc.'ly end tl1ol"o wc.s n lot of blood on tho floor. Tho mstto:r wns rcf"orrod to tho pol;ico c.,.'1cl the c.ppollnnt encl hio co-occusod wore crrostod on vc..rious dntos cnc1 uc:;. 0 0 J.Dtor ohr:.rgod uith t:,is of:fcnco • Tho nppcllc.nt donicd to ho.vo coraoi ttocl t?.:.is off once. Tho lcn:rmd Stdo• Lttornoy who roprosontocl tho TI.opubHo nt t:.10 hoc.ring of tho nppocl (irr. Songorc) did not support tho conviction of -v:10 e.ppcllant in tlw.t :frot1 tJ::.c evidence of r.Ho 1 ho snicl J.1.0 identificcl t:.,.e cull,'.)rits. But· since it 1-ro,s nt night nnd 1:e did not clcrify as to J.:m·r J.:.o idontifiod tho a.ppcllant there is ouch doubt cbout his idontificd:.c:10 His eVidonco 1-ms contrndictod by thnt of J.i..is wife (r. U o 2) who scic1 s>o could not identify f'ri'J of tho cu.lpri ts o •• o o • o/2.

2 ·With respect I ac-reo 1-rith too learned Statq Attorneyo !t :i.s a.llo- ge~ th.at .the bandits burst :i:nto tho- complainant's house abruptly afi;e~~ for- cing tho door open and trot · tl:03r tcfok thorn by si:U:-prise as by them they wo:ro . . ' . asleep. Thay i'la.eihod · tho:i.:r to1."cp.c's· and _started auiting F. W o 1 who foll . . . . down and that it was wl+<?n he 1-r2.s. d~-wn _·tht he ::t'OObB11izocl tho il)I'its. I nm satisfied -:thnt tu-idor such oondi tion it 1-ra.s ndt oasy to mcl::o . . . ~ . .' ,.. . . ' •. : . . . . l'l'O:POr identification, : Tho oondi tions prevailing undor such oirstc.;.cos, . . . . ·- .,, :woro not favourable for a J?J:'OJ?Or idontifioa.tion. Tho oomplain.-..nt•s u:i.fa lies· stre.:i.ght forwa.rd.. Sl10 so.id sho did not rocognizo anybody ovon tho o~'io who stood about i· pn.ccs @-'l.t'Zd:i.ng hor. Tho ovidoncc(of P.lf .3 Sypria.n l~:::s soma rations. Aftol hoing h9 bnndi ts shoutinc flJcill him, shoot him" and ofter hoaxing tho i:;un shot ho would har<lly have,. t_ho @ltS _to nash · his toroh at thom e.nd _id011tify thom proporly. Sinoo tho conditio1w provailinB -wore not favou:ra.blo fo a p:-:-opor identification it would. 1)0 dcngQrous to uph9ld the conviction of tho a.11J?ollmr' T'.i.10 apJ?Ollant' s oonviotion is horoby quashed and tho sonto11co· imposed :thoroat sot asidQ. Trio nppoJ.lant is to bo rolonsod .forthwith un- -leas larfully hold inoonnootion with another chm.•&-o or chn.:rgos • .b.pi)Oal o.1101-rod~ . /.L / . . s. N. KAJI P.R.M. (:mxtondod Ju:risdiotion) G.N. 323/85 and 121/88. Jkilivorod in tho prosonec of tho loa;rnod St~w l.ttcr-.aoy 1:-Jr. Eo ·Ka.bondo this 11th- dny of Scptombo:rf 1990-. ;;l,· s. lf. Ki'.JI J?.R.N. ·(Extond?d J"t.ttisdiction} a.N •. 323/85 nnd_121/88 11/9/90. . .