Christopher Mutenda Kasonka v People (Appeal No. 20 of 1989) [1989] ZMSC 133 (7 November 1989)

·I I •' . . .. . ·_ ; : . . .· i •' . • . ' I • '•• •J~ - ' ' • ... • l , j t I • • I "; •t • ... , '\,~"t .,' t .ir, ~ ,• •:~',..." . . ·: · · · · IN· lHE SUPREME· eouar·-OF·:·AZAMB1A' 1/~~:(·,, ;tr . ~1.1r;App~a·~t No~.'20:'1c)'i1989 .' .. : i · Nofden · at Lusaki · · · ,. ·i• ·i : s R n~T-& ~~t. Thti- ~aA-sttti~ 'f;i;r a~-· fa ·-~ast.~d · • · ·-.~- ·\· ,r. t :., ~r- (Cri11lnair Jurlsdlctlon)~tit-u·t~ :}, ~onvt~tl~~. Lf?r''ni.~~l Uf!~r .. ·. ;· .... :,_ ·,· -> .. .y· .. ;i,:'." _ _.;,:· ,•,' :ff:'L~f.lt;u ~i s~t ~ide .. ·r,;» .. ~f.-S~~i1¼1?3P ~~'tl,F~i~ •. ;.:.:•,i,· 0'·1~· ·~,..,,:i~, ;~i"t<l" ... ~1 'tl'@Oii;i.1 .'a $Qli~~ ~ fl~ .j~lfrfil~~m(.-. ·:; .. · -:~ . .. , , . , , : : . c~~~ST9f~~:. MVJ'ffll>~.1~~· s~~~Appelllni·.'· . , . ' · .. ,tf..!r" \ · · . . . . • I ' . .. . . •Y~ THE ·P~OPLE . \,\<:.;t:gii;i(\/' ·, .·i., .:: / . · ·. : .. . · ., .. · ..... ··/•:j.:/ .. ; .. ,.::_ .. ,.· _/··:·;: .. : :,:--- ·. : ·.-.::::_· :· ._.)·.: ·. . . . :7th ·ifov .• r~"':i19a9. :: . ' ·., . ·:·.; : .. ';:· . .. Re$P9Rdant . . · .. '. · : ~· :. . . : , • • ., .. \ . . COIWh Ngulube,' D. C. J., ·.6ardner., ~ •. S.;i·and/1 Chaila~ J. S. · . :- .... -~ ~-----.:.. . . . . ' . . . . Mr •. s. K • . 'ft.ln~1li. Senior Leg4_1 tA~d1~CQunSt~•:•lfor.·the' 'appel~an.t , .. Mr. J. Mwanachongo, Seri 1 or State \ Advocitt, ff ~r..;' th-.. ~tate · · .' , . ...... ~ 'f""'t' , - ..... ••. . 'ytl . ! • . . . • I • • .• i,o .. , .. ti; .. fl, •~ · ♦ •~ ~:,4: ... •"• ll . \ ,•-' ~ • ', ,; , , .'•, 1 : :•• :, : ; , .. . ,. • .. . , : . :·. . ' . : ' , : . ... • ••• • • 1 . . . . . . Gard_ner:AJ."S., dellv~red ~• _J~ t of·,h~--~~-u~y,_:: ,):_ -~- .•. <-,:_'.:_· ·_ .' ·._-:-_ . . . . . .· '.. .. ' · . The·_appellant wa-s convicted of lriur.der·, · t~e: par,t·icuhrs• ~f;~he · :..: · . charge being that he, on the 15th"·of·' September/.·191;37 ; .. at· Kaoma .. · · . ·: . _fn··~h~ Ka01na Oistri~~ ~1-~_- murd~:AQ~~~~ql~_( :Jl~ .. _.·._-:: .:-'~ :· ·.;~ .. ·::: ~--: . . ·-=-·· ,!,!!. ... . -.. . The : prosec~tlon evid~nce wa{that t'h_e: appellar)f'~ad: quar.r.e,lled . ·. I . . . ':' ._. -~:·,:·:<:"• ..... ; ·.:. :-: .. :'.- ',,:·: · .7 : •• ,~. • ...... t:!!:: .. . ' .... . . • •. ',.'. _, •• .· .. with his \dfe and on the aventng of tht .d.,_y r~f~~re~r:'t.o . 1n the _ . . charge. neighbours hetrd·, the wife, n,aw th• :de~~a-~ed/ _c~lii~g. ()U't";' •, that she had been sta,bbed wtth I knl.fe ·by ht,r l:lu~band .• ' l:.he appeliarit ·. I did' not give evidence ·on oath 'but 'he· dld -'make a statement to the .· ' ·,· p~llce w~lch was . .admitted •n evid~nce. rh' J~at .,st~tement .·th~ . .. - appell~t admitted that hehad_quarr.elled~with p.his .wife and that ·. . : · ·. she ha~ provoked him t~. sueh ·an~~teotai~,t .he ·1ost···h.is··temper · · : : ·. ,. :: --~•~:.~1!! ::_.:--.... · r . . _.:-. .. _:~:.~7.~~-~t and thre~ _a knife at her. _:· · , · '·· )",!>. •. . . · · .. . : · . evidailca of provocation, · a~d he, ttlerefore,- · co~·v1cted the appell.ant · .. . . . .·. -·~-·, .. ' ' .:·.ef,.: ,:~.::·. ~ -:. ~' :: . . .. · '; : : : . ,' ·_.., for murder.· . . . \:, , •-~ · , :---'\• • . / •_,-~!- • ....... , \: ,. ,,1. .. ,.1, !, ,;"•""',{ ...... . , ~.,. . ., -; • .. w M.r.. Munth_ali. has argue~ .1~ hi~:ground~ .of, appeal th~t . ther:e·. . · · · was evidenc~ of provocation to reduce the of.fence ;o o.11e of. Jilaosl'aughter. : . The learned trial judge fourid that there was Jnsu_fficient ·_ ' ' . . . . · . . · , .. , .. . ,~ . .. .,,. ~..l• ::,c<!;,:~ ,:("'I"- . , ....• ,~. ,-"'• ·,'. r'Y~. '"i''n"' -i!l• • •,/ff. i t ~Rf •. ~ .;i.--: >, • ~ ·•·· ,.i. • ,f\~c...,: • \ ,r,-:.i~. . ; .• , •, .. : _ . • ;·l>;)!~·,t, . ., . ~ ···"~,..;h'~,,,. . , ' · · · . II, . I• . ::· .... . -:. · ' · , • ••• p ~ '·. • . • •.f. ,J • • . . · · . • • ~ · · ... • • . . . . ... : , . . . .. • • . \ . ' :\' I : . . ' Mr. Mwanachongo on behalf of .the State has·,ii:.~.ery p~per~Y .. indicated that the Sta~e does riot $Upport _the c_onv:ic~~o.n_ for the ; capit al offen~e of murder. We ·agree· With bot~-; cou~~l · that on . th!!·: . : . ·.. . ... . .• __ _. •. • , , ,' , • ,• . • :; .r . ''.: ••--.~~:_::._-,~• , . . ~ - • · ••• I JL b-~ - ~. '· . - , · •·. ~• •- ... . ----! , . .,.._.-.-.:_ _ _ .. '12 .- . . ·::. '.:, facts of: thla: case~· :thtt:e)fJl~ivtdenct ~f: svtfl,ct~:provo~atioi.~~~: · .... ·: .. . ·:: · ~ -~ • t~-~~-~rg• to one of •n1.l_1ughter.· . .. ;., .. : _, ' · , ' · • ~ti~Cfi· :,:-'(, The IPPffl ls 1Uowed. The -. Wlctt~' for ~rit~r.' IS .qr,ash~- .. _-' " \ Ind In tts. place.'w, ~,ubstltutt • ~nvtctton, for . NflsJ,u_ght•r~·,. The original sentenc:.e ls set aside·. For the .::_sµbstiwted 'COnVl~tlon for inan.$laughter __ w1e ,_1q,_os,. ~ ·. •~\.f ~!-r-,~~!{~~. -;~a.i~· \re,tJ~nt with hard labour wJth effect ff'OIA the 17th Qt Sept•er.~1987. "' r 01•.'· •♦. :;··;. "" .,~. ,..'J '1;. ' ·. ·: •. _: .. ·. · .. •;.'. ·. • " • ~ . ,• • • I . I · , • , I I I . I I . . I '. I I I , I i .