Michael Sefu vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 57 of 1987) [1988] TZHC 288 (30 July 1988)

IN TiL'.i IIIGII COLET 07 T .. JT:3..JU." J- T_."Ji"Qj, -i.PPTJ, '..T:.; ,TCilI:iDICTION IIIGTI COillT C'RDDJl.:J., .. 3?:::. . ..L NO. 57 OF 1987 01IGJJ.LL c:-<Ofill',.l, CJw:.J IiO. 140 OF 1986 OF TIT-J DL)T ... lI::..'T COTLT OF IL"JID:;]HI .... i.T ILJiIDDiU IliI CID.EL ;_r.Jf:1U • •••••••••••••••••• 8 • li.PP:JLL -~'.:i T ( O.,""-IGIU • ..L .. CCUJED) I T.!IJ .• :JPUJJLICo O. • 0 • 0 0 O • 0 0 ♦ 0 0 ♦ • 0 0 a .JSPOND'.::JJT JUDG])MJJNT -·· Tho c.ppoo,lh.1.nt, Micha.al Sofu, m.1.s chc:u-god ui th two counts. On tho fir-st count, ho ·,i.::,s chmc;od 0 ·i th tho offonoo of house bI>caJ:dng c/s 294 ( 1) of tho Pono..l Code 1rhilc on tho ooco1td. count, ho uc;s ch2XG'Qd 1ii th tho offonco of otocling c/s 265 of tho Ponz;,l Code. Ho w::.-;.s convicted on bot!l counts c,nd sontonco to ;five yco:.-,:s impI•i- sonmont ·on tho second oount. Tho r:Jcntoncoo 110:ro o:rdo:rod to :C'1..tn concur:::-cntly. Tho v,ppallcmt is o.::?l)Cl.:.'..illG 'C:inst ooth convictions 2..nd sontoncos,, Tho c-:.p::_)o,:.l .J.@;cimt contlotions is 1-rj.thout a.ny mcitr1 G.t o.11. , I Tl10 e:.ppolL: . .nt HC;s seeing comin-6

:f.;:om tho J?lot1isos vorca monoy uc,s stolon. Hinutos aftm th.: c11:i?e:lL.:,~t ·1i'D,f.l found. 11j th th::i c::::o.ot amount of money 1,llich hac\ boon stolon ~-"om tb.o ].pu.".JO- Tho &];>)Qllcnt e;,wo o. vor:y 1..u1comrincinc; oxpl;.;.rotion 4 .Tho O.J:1'iJOl:).D,nt said ·1:it ho was given tho monoy Y Gomoono 'iiho :pc::;sod n:t 1-J.o plc.co run:ntria. Tho nppcllant sG.id ho did ;not lr110·c· ·c:10 pc;"'•1 ·t1ho co.vo him tl1~ money. Tllo t:ri2,l court :rightly :cojoctod t:10 c,ppclJ...•,nts silly oxpl~u·u,:tion D,nd 'iJclicvod. thv l):;.'osocution ui tnossoo,. The· o.ppcc,1 ago,iMt convictions in dismissed. lts J.."og:rd3 tlio :Jontonccs imposed o tl\o r'tppolJnt, tI1c1~0 is ~ somothin.; to be sr.,id o..bout thorno ... .ccording to tho chi1:i:$'0 shact,

2 tho o.ppolli:1.11t uc.s eighteen yoa:.:os old. . After convictior1t i.'..11.d in viou of tho :pI·ovisions of tho I;tinim~ Sentences ilot J tho t:-da.l mngist:rato ought to h:::vo ascmt ... :.inod tho n.ppoll,:•,nts o.c,u bofo10 sentencing him undo:::- tho Jif.dn:imtim Sontonco Act._ This, tho loc..-:cnod trial mG-,sist:.'.'2.to clid not do. ll.t tho houring of this a.:ppoc.l, tho appellant 2.ppoa,--.:-cd and told thci 001..1::ot tho..t c;t ihc time ho was convicted he 1-.r..:i,s in stnndn.rd six c1nd. that ho 1ms 16 yo1:1.rs old when ho uas convicted. The 11ppollr.mt corto..inly looks c. yomig person und it is likol;7 thc--,t ho u·,3 ;JClow 18 yorn'.'s 11hcn ho 1r;::,a convicted. Tho a.ppcllc111t wc.s 1D:onc,·ly sentenced 1..mdo:r tho minimum Sentences ii.ct. The sentence of five yam's iml)I'isanmont imposed on the f:i.J:ast count is sot o.oido. · Siinilm~ly tho sontonoo of ono yoaJ? imposed on tho second count is set nsido. Tho appcllcmt is sentenced to c1 t:):i'.'ra of imp;.~isonmont on ca.ch cotmt such th- .. ::t tho imposed :3ontonce sho.11 ::-:.osu.l t- into his illlli1edicto release fiom p?ison. (N,l~~~ - '?JJ/1/88