Edward Kaoma Kibango v People (SCZ APPEAL No. 15 of 1994) [1994] ZMSC 173 (18 October 1994) | Aggravated robbery | Esheria

Edward Kaoma Kibango v People (SCZ APPEAL No. 15 of 1994) [1994] ZMSC 173 (18 October 1994)

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tM TMI SllPRffll coosrr 0, ,Vt!!!-' &,p. DEIATUJS,UA . «.• (CRINliW. JUIISDICTIOI) 1£T :ll l£1U ) J • I .... a,v-, Of»M· CIIAHO _....,. -· ·--TIEPGIPU : ' ' ' I . .. -·· Corllll ,.,..,.. CllaUa ad -~ • ., •• ~. .. ..: \ ·:.. .: ·:. .· UNI ~ •t ttM ,af· l8tb Octobll"• -19N:. '\: ~ For tflt Al)Dttlltnl; ~. A. L. «aa&11. _0l~tor of Utal Aid 1or U. ldliGCldllltl If. JluuU, : S. Olcr, Slete AdfC;IC•&e · '-· ,· . . . : / \.. } •I . ·QS!'!£!M!l9r, . (0 WOSA U1 MD AIIOtHP Vt . THE PIOPU tt8f ~R. ,t :·. ~ . · Tai.. IPPtl lPt ,u con,.cttd-. ot . , . , HCJ. .aqr1vated -~ . . . . • ' • i , \ f • • • • ' •• .; ' . ;· . .. . Contrary to Secttons200 tnd 2J4 . ~JHl¢~twtlJ of ~tt'lal tide., Cep:. t•G of tM l,I~ of ZMbtt •A<l·HAtenad Oft 11¢1\ ~' ,to···~ by hlftOIQO. ":•• TM Hrtlc-.lari o, tbt a,,~ •. ·•· ~ 1 ...... tbli ·ldward ·laou llbt0go, on. ;thf 18th •11 qt Apt11, tlt1' at . . , • . in tbt ~ola : 11•tr1~ or the eop~l* Pro. I~• er th• · . . . ua ot Ztd>ta dl4 ~,,. iLJXO Plt.. E'HOE •nis oa (OU4t 2 VtWe W•t tdJfard KlGQ iu,."110 1'lth ot.fter pmons unknowi1, OIi tbe 1flh da, ot Aprt ~, _ t~Jt tt:'."°l• Jn t.llt Mtlola Oi1tr1ct. or tht COl)pel'i>t1., l'N'f11)(9 ot ~ Republic. of z.ablt \1olntly . oncl wM lit ac:tfng tetgothet' tdtb Q\btl" O-f$0ft_S,··~ • ~I 1st .,_4 with a pistol did rob EJ1ko Ptltllbe of his oae-aoto~ Yeblcle f'IOGlS~tton 1Co. ACC.1Z91 Toyot• ttUux valUld at · 1.8 ellllon tnd at ori t.-dt_.;t•Jy before or laedl1.ie11 etter tt,1 it• or . - rol)bery· ~A~ . .1:11• or· tm-eattce to UH .&ctual l'l91tnet to Ch. l•ld. IUko '•ltllbtt l1i"Ot'dtt' to obttln or . . .-.uln tJlt llld p~r.tJ,,., :,-.;-·;. . ,.,,, ,~ ~. ·.··:•:,,,, ... :: ·,::,:r:_,,.:;:iU '· J • ._.._ '.. •• ~ 11.:,!, r • , 1., •• 1,;, \pl'••· t., . . . , ., '_. . . '" -, •r .. , ~l ~ ,; • • •r(tl 1'? ~" • HI hll now IPJ)ltltd ~ ~·· eo1rt·a;•1Dtl·~,tC'tl• 001,. 8r!et17 CM- proncullOI (lit -Wal ·w,· lM--decustd ftl •lo,14 by z.bla ,11tftf1 IOCW. S.rvlce .-1, .. a drlv•r• t!f1 18th Aprll, 199 n~ was on nlllhl shlf\. Around 01.10 flours · b,i 411d ,w.1. Cows 1u1el1 drov1 to PHOd.d ~ . tn Ndolt and ¢oUe:td. • relte.r ~tk.er Pw.2, Hr. £iron ~J)'I. _,,,,_ ~ they <ln>Y• .tc, K1w• Cor1poumfto C9U~t •-. fiJ.t. Edward Mttsoada. At Munnd••ca boue U..-dtc:rffsd was snot ft he ' :.:,•~ '··· . . · ••. " '1 . ... ,. ' , • j' '"' • :,'~ ,. ~ •· ··.' t, • • • • , ·•• .• • '> • (. I ,' •• • I • • - • I ... ' . t 42 t NYerStd Ule •tor ••t"l•t a TO,VOCA lttla VMtel .. Ret• t:o. ACC .. 1291t PW11 t and. a Jumped Mt or ·the· veJJlclt lll4 raB aw,,... the ro!>Nr» thtn ,UI ltd tJ\e dtcff&ed out or tftt ~Jtl•· IOI Jato thl· VOltJ• tnd- drov• owq .. Ar~fld 04.lO hours or tttenebout.s ~ c,ptllut· vat eaugttt .ltt ChlChelt Pltntattott MAI'- UJ• bardf, .,, .. Zllrt ., PU., ... , .. ton.1hl Cal•t> lulu tnd PW.4, I ,r&v1t• soldltr. t.1 then-. of YJctorLlhta. At i.,e , -~ ti• the tppel lant tlld 1 _plJtol. TIit appel l111r. ~ ltd ,w._3 and 4 .cross • f'ltlWlf Ullct w.ltbht Cb.lentll ~lautton ,o tfte ltoltft lll)to, veMClt. Ke lat.er ltd P. W.7 9ttrsc-t Mangoi:w•• tbe 1.-,.stlftl ornetta- to tilt aten. or . crime. Under wam 44d caution w ~Uant ade ~ sh~t whidl was ot>Jecttd. to~ :t. M at'Offfid or duNSJ " ' delltld lo •vtctonce aft.tr• trtal wUh14 ltlll was Ul4., . ·-..i--?"" tn hl'I dtrence on ••VI tbt ~Uani dented bOttt dll~.- He Slld Q bd Corlt to ~11tll bo.rder to br.s, e1stot11t. COIIIIOditln. 1ltat •boGt soo ••m froa tAI bordtr whUe' st.tU ltl ZttN N.2 IOPl"f~ hi• .net took bl• to ,1rat1tlUt•r1 PoUct ta Cblaatle Pltnhlllft alld liter to Clli fu})u Pol let $Cell~, . . ... . . . .... . ' • ' ; ~ • • I •,',, / \ • f' • • •. • ~. •.:.:,• ~• ·.~ l , ·. , , .. . .. . ,: ,. , Tilt epi,ul lrat argued on tmM -'dlUonti._ Or.ouMI~ W. 1dJl · ~:,. . . , .. ,~: •,; Tk ttral tf'OURd WU that the thin leamed ttlal eo.t~ltoner .. fltat dltl wtth gt.'Olmd t then 3 ~ t f1Utd to Ult fds dt1¢rttlon to •~C'l- ·ll'lo alltged contesstan ttblch ·. Ql>frat.d tnJudlc:t-aUy 1t•i41\ tbt tppetlul, ln ~,~ ., ~·• ,toUnd.,. tt ••• •reutd l)y ""· K~ ·that ·llt.hOUUh: ~~ .,,,.u:ut~, . . Mt, :: _··>::: •abJect.4 to J)hy•tcal torture 1•t ·tile ' " ' treat be "4fi1'•ld tn-costod, tor f he 01s before ~ stoned lite tUeged conres,ton. G1111t bm &Qduced Ill• to JUkt tht ROft,.ssl• Jnd t.nrore: thlt Ult letfflld ·trtll C-1► llontr ibould UYe txtrclnd. llll d(ICNIIOII and ••c:lcrdt· the conte1•ton. That tet lur• to. .. do so counted to •· •••~UrectJoa • . Jn: •sldtrJng tiiis Orouod of a_p"al ~ •~ we heva tta_tntd· ~ .v-s~nce on l'e(Ord, . Ult tvUltG •• - ·utal CtMlssloner. Titlt alleged <onf111ion "'' obJ4l¢ted IO on tlle _ground trlal wUbtlll tti••: ~nd th• '~ " ' ,, tM *' ltVRd tb&t th, OJ>pelUnt'wu proiaalaed t~t 1, be-~- ·tbl .itatttRltftt he ,.ould be t•ten :to cwrt Md .re11,se<rrN)IIJ 1:Ql~Jili 1 ·ta 11J.1: "Uttt ~ -lt1t"Md ltltl CcfMlflliOMt cUd flOt conildtr ·tt.ts t~ml. lM-t.id be tMad .. lnd fltld at pqt 14 or tht r11C<>td tDt, W cooteUlo.1 . .lh~t. obJte\ed to by the appelldt -was I dtrt'erent St4t$4Jnt and not ~ ~S. Ubj.t\,·Of 'ttte prooodJngs l>efore ht• and on that trouftd, 1dalUed the· confe,sl-on. There · ls oo ~ t thertt-,r• th. It be m1sdlrect4(1 ~lualt. · ~d he consldorad the •JectlOR ht •1Q1't blYft , .,·. to • ditfe~t ~ -lu.slOJt, : HGwtvtr~ lt Is . ·''r"' ' • . t ' , • • . , : a qtd t.e t:J.-ar ,,. l:\ts Jud~\ Wt tM learnl:4 trltl Coalallliontr d!d not f'ltly on th contu,1·f0t1 '° COClt "CO hll ¢CfflC1'1. U'PI. ·r.tte 11>,aUut --·· t~refc>tt not ptlJudlctd In any ~I)' o, tht ·ec1$1Ul0ft Of t.ht-tl ltge,d Cot>ft$1109. lhil I~ · tllVGfON r tUI•· ta. ~lrd ground was tbat no, ,,aa-, trtnu •ra r1&sed ,,_ th• , ,, •• ,. tnd tt\t IIOtot feh!C·I• ,o_ tonatet the tpptllat to u.. cba,-,. •• ~lng th-la trmmd Hr., ICtboagl said ttaa't tht Pot&c• lhOUlf bave .rtUl<l ::;-. tinter prints froe tht ,1,1o:1 w 11etrl-a ..,_, or lbl 1tol• motor · , -· Vdldt. Tt_t•t reUate to dO· •• ~C.d to -dertllctlon of duty Oft t.htf~ ,art. 13 Co«IS1WIBa \hll tNUnd Ind t~ilBllat ft aote tftat tltll !•sue ••• 11ever r•Jttd tn ttrt court Mtow.. 1, ts btU11 r,u.., ;t>tron- vs ,.,. the tlrJt tt••· nus. was-.t-1-Propar, ll'ld •• -.ovld dm CWMtl •• ,tt.enll<Nt t4 thts court•• dec:tslon ta V.. ~,,. ,, K1pos1 Mou and Aflotlle, Uh at 91g• " • ,.._, -6'tore tt-en Clll llt • datt u,oa &111 ,.uo•·to tut'°' l&11pr ,rbata ttiete .... ·l)e fllftdCI tll&t \Ifft •ttl47l• lt ¢Ut$tlM.hd surfaces NCep"lt•. to- rtng,, a,rta11. ·lo ·ro~ ••Sdeno'e ••• e1UbU1!\ed la thlt c,st. l~' -,_,., t••'~ lh. "PP•lllffi q,s • • dropplog tbt pJs.~ti_, _, PllflJ •nd 4. tner, wu tht,._.retN no -aeed to ·uti flOIM' prtnu ,,_ · 1M' ,ts'4)1,._ l'llll ·~ ~~ . . llto f-dl~ ~. \ •• u . . , 1 . ,.. ;,- . ; . • ' . . I . • - 1 • •. .t:.,, • •i..., "-=t' _ .... ' ~ I I ,.. t<T -t • • • • TM ~ ground ~ that ~ wtt"M ~1~~ _ llnt J , . ' . . conn.cttAO \M Jppel lnt. ._ tb~ WO dta,ot, .. . n.. «rglllftt OB thlJ ~~ vat ttllt tM ••Jd•• ~tat the aptJtllMt w11·c1ramwau11~ ·n•~ no Me•••~ •J>pellant __,, tht._..<r~•-••atot•uotorWhi.c:lt. Tit11 pe>ss•.1ilot1 ., \M ,tatol tlld ttela.t' rower "1t1Jlh tat ¥1C1nlty ~, tht 1toleo 110tor ,ttuc:1,. iflt no, a1tl:t¢teet to connect::;; ih• appallat tc; tht cberot,. r.oteover. -uaa\ tht '41Uei. vilCb iUltd tbt dKefstd v-aa · n.~er re¢OvtJ,tGd _, tMr•fil,. _, prov.d t.hat. · 11 llf.lS t.iNd ttoll the pts~l aU~d11 found oiJ ""- ,ppel)1nt+ th l;rft 1h11 there WIS tlO cUroct e,tdeoce •o•JttJ't ~ .ai>peU•nt. · Tfllt 1'9 ·•v-l~ 1g1lnst. bl• WIS utaly (tr"atst. S_tantJ.tl. In b:(S Judgosent, tu learned trt&l CoMU. SlOllf foand ttJ.st tflf •'"llant va, fc,und wltll u. •~tea. CJIOtOP vtlllC.lt • few f'JJAUU» arter lt-hld bttn atolM tnd ·I. Mn ~H•·* 4oc.trl•· or ~ t po1s,a11on to .,....tvt at nas COIIC'luatona,. w.. bave -.-11194 the "ldtnct on rteord and It JJlowl: ttllt tht rolber., iool PIIC~ -~ 04.00 b®rs ' oa 1ev.. Apru. tfft ad » atnuiu •r 1a :taw tJ>t ~ne, 1'1a •PP~ tq Cbt-"'tl• ,1,ntatlon. Ne bid I :Nltol: and led .» •. , Ud .. , to th4!-vtbtcl• am,ss tr.. re.llv4y· ltn. •lthfl Ql .... 1• Pl.in\itlon .. . Off . ,. tneM facts ve ie~ 101 that ~ ttfflMd ·.tr.t•l c...isstoner •Sadtmtec i,i•self 1ft tpplylng tM ·doc\rlM or ... ~ , l)Olllit_.on. nu, iroilfld tlSO . ,.-u,... · . · · -~-I. . . . · •-! . • . ' . . :'-- ( ,_: ·'J4/-. •• -·.:. . .' : , for t1'te- font,~1ng NISON wa would disallJ the tPJ)ltl ~•~•t eoravtctton and ttlent btlsi~ ao exttnORlQi cl~ttnets • ~•fl..,. th• .sentenffs or 'cfetth cm tach c-,t. ' •' ·······~·····~~-•··~ . . ... , .. . •: " ' ... .. I , ' ( ' I : : ...... ,1, • • • · . ' ~ .. ~:~~ ~ ' ,' .. S, ...