Chikalu Kadumba and Anor v People (Appeal Nos. 41 and 42 of 1986) [1988] ZMSC 85 (23 February 1988)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ZAMIIA HOLDEN AT LUSAKA · {Criminal Jurisdiction ) ··. •' . ' - / .. ' ' .. ~ , .. , _, .1·~ ·'• • • ► Gardpf:lr, ,J.·S •• delivered the judgment of ,the court~ :.-i , \ fJe;·1~:,..··•: ~i , L•~·-., .. : .:·1:.~,1 nr\t ,, . 1:-~>-:. Ji~t!_t'r.'-:"~f: . ~ -! ,.; , · "•,...- ·••1~t'•:¼·· ,,t~J'.,-~ t,:.r. f+ •t~.l;"i.,:'1,1 • •il ..,"; •,t.•~·, ",'-'!(l\"i.v • -"JS.rr,~ .l' ;,.,;, }.,) 'i,f,._,~. The appe l larits· 1w~r~11conv'Jct~ ~~f·!-fa9.gr..ay\a,~._ f.~pber~ t~h~!~;::.tri~d~rf :· · · .· · .... -. .... \:.· .. ·' , ilf ,.:.,'.·: (/ ' tl , 1· ' 1, . . ·· ·,:, ,. _,. .. _.·,~'.r ,-1, :•. ••'l ·.r'"'re 'lo"" • • .,..,i.·N~· ..-, \ 'c~ t'l ·1.- ,·:,->, .. . . . . ""\,. ,t O , • 1 r ·• ! f,; • I ~ • • I •.j• •.,: ~ • ' •· • '- j # I • I • . ... • , • • • • ' I _ 0 } • • • ' particulars of the ·charge'., being .that':,thQy :on-:~~e ~1th. o~i;December.', :.1~·e4~ at Solwezi , whi 1st acting together.· robbed Henry.,Mulafi!bii i~f.-,~:,)n9~t: :f:,; · vehicle valued at K35,216. 95n, the 'proper:t.y '.~f-·the ,republi?- of ·:_zidli~t,i'.:~.-~. _and at the time of such rbbbery did use ,or ·threa~en:~~~-!us~ -~1.oleQi~,.·ff[~f' They w~re each sentenced to th.1 rty, year,s lf!!pri sonmen~ . ~.l.t,n _har;.d. -1. A~our {'.,, ::i: :,'l ) ,) \f. ~ .. :v ci..!' lt<iP•~S'~' ·~~~(~i;:-·~rf\,; -r{tit_.~f:s· . Colonel Kayukwa on b~h.~.~-J\ :~f ~~~-:_a~P;~qary~s, ~P~! ... ~<?~~~;. -t~fi~r . .-< - groun~~ ~f ajSpeal, ~he fi r.s~ .. {~};at~~ ~t ~. i~.~ lW~~t.i~tc,~~oi 1 •• it·i\~)~ c ' i •t-J;~t appepants as being the act~~! r~~~.~ir~~-,: ~~ell~~9~,e1}~~.t~~,~-~,; ~e~~,tt t~./ • • ' , . ,. __ _1/: ~.::;, • \l..1 ' )· ._,• :_,_., ,. r1 ,:,:. . : '- • • I , ' ' ' ' ' ; ; : j ! : < .' •' •, . I . . "'. •., •: ". ' . ' ~ •·- ♦ :, > • ''•.!"1: ,;..' this case took no more than fifteen minutes, that, there was •§Vi:d.en;crn:8. .. ; from two of the prosecution witnesses that. duriog the course. r;,f ,ttt~ .,· .: robbery they, WEH'e tttraatene~· al\~J&fe~U!lgtwf~h:.:ff,tt:,;,~gLq11. \,~li:s.~:'\r::-J · ·. > ev ldence · 1 t was argued, that 1'th~y·:,did·~no.t11ha.~e~an.,{M1Ple !oppor.tµ11i-~Yi''r:(!1· ·, : to Observe the robbers' suffclently t <L~8t ~!~-~f ~h1~~Hfr ;J h~ la~er ; ·'.,,.;_-,er, 1,1, li .not ~:ii,-'1•?)-+c~·us·'I'~' ··c.aka··"''1r. on.. . ~ ,;._ . ·. . There wJs' evid~nc;: that"thE/ ~ iWita~;!~--t~-~~<'61ac~~f,1~:~i~ ~ -~· . ·;j }, \ , .. · ' . ' :.. :,.~: t.l\ :.r::i \y~:, ,\ l~~t.t.:p ~:·:.· :_~.· ? Ir. t .~ \· ·, s :WC0SSt1 i1Y. ,.f~rt r,i'l~l U•,:i,;·;:r::r.i-,,);J,:A~-1 ... ,. r ;;~.,:; .. • .. ~-.!' • .•· ..... ~.~ ' .. • :.! ~-~' ..... . j . ,·,•' ' .• . ' .,. ., . ' - . . •\ • •, ~ •I.' I • ·-·1' ... I ~, • • ••• . ' • . . , • • f •• •, " . • • •, . . .. ••. ·... , ., .. ► 1/• • • •· • • •••, f • ~ • • • \ ., ! • • • ,. • j . ' ' • t , • ' • I / :, • ,• • ·. · . Z'atta;;.,. J~·:;,;.;;.. . . · , ~ '<!l',V~~.t,., •·11"~•-•'"'• t't •'/~~;,-\: :· .. :,::__ :,,:, •• ~,:~•: ;.h'\'~•;:,{~r:; • .. ~-- ··'il. J,;7 _' .. r"'?-'0:~\ ~, .. •' ,._. J._1(,(,~1\'j,})~~ 1, . . . . . • T/;..,,,: ,• •• ~.. o.!' • • I I I I ' ., / / .,. I '< •• . .. . ' t ' .,. I I l L • i, ,, t, ' ' ·~ ~ ' -. d iv \ ! 1: ) r r ·, ' i , ,. . .. . ,, , . . . '. ' • • · · T · ······························~··~ ·, n · \-),,, 1 •J - - · ., f t he · B. - K. Bweupe . . , ACTING SUPREME COURT 'JUDGE -.•,~• ,,.. • • t .! 1,,. I. • • . . .... ,• A ' - • :! .~ '-. y · ·, .:· ~til~ .l:9 }~~,:t!;i_.l')• ,:~h~rr'":~~J~f .. ,.~ . ;.h~::\/;./~i~ __ ... •<J ·=-~t:;,;' •~•>:~.;• ':.-11:-< t<.: -~ ~ 'i;i~~-f 1~~ '.~:th~•·:,:·:· · M/·S~ ChuHa · !.( •'f I 1~ t .. c,.::.. •• !,.~ '• 4t 4i * _. Jli "•,,. •·• • • • • • . e 41 a•• a•• .. - t l-. > '! r ,,~_.t d • ICTING SUPREME COURT JUDGE . . : .. · .~:~· ~-~,· :,:· I• • , C dl ~"'' ·t.:.~