Robertson Zulu and Anor v People (Appeal No. 114- 116 of 198) [1988] ZMSC 90 (9 August 1988)

. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF· ZAMBIA ,, .. . BOLDEN AT LUSAKA ·. i:: (Criminal, Jurisdittion), . I, ; . ; ; I, :. , .· _ · 't·...:.'''.:,,-,.;,s, 1,:• .. -, ;~;~,or;·~\',.~!,)"~... Apeeal No. 114 - 116 of 1986 · . · · ; , . ~,1/ ,,,1 '}~£ "',;·, : .. :.,·. ;' :: nc.~,~~~·w,_1c~i:_.':,'·~.:~;.if ".~d~:,~irj , ' ': :; , :/ -4•.·:.-:_. "' ,;r ... '.''.,, f:'L·.,.,')' f'.•-1,,i·"---~1~-n~~i+',)/;.v. ~ -:,/:_~/:.·;:, ... . . ' ;. : q ·-; ROBEirso~'J'zuttt·; '' ; :· '' :: ,:,,it'l f;;'iif'&Ft'.•.' ,:ca:tr~r;.;: .. , !:, '. )V ' ;,11' 1.-iM,·, r:\le'~PflIJ,n1;s'· F~CKSO~ jlfGQMA ,. it ,;!'f·:,--1. H..:..1.. ·., , · . •. ·.'~;'. - .. . . . TI/E PEOPLE · • > .: ·"' / , ,,1 : l'il, ,,. ,,Respo~~l!n; " .. ;., ·--~ ..,,, -i:: ' f "", CJRAM: Ngulube, Ag. C,J., Gardner, Ag. O. C. J., arid ChaU11, Ag. J. S., (',~-~1{·,•,-1,_~··~c-·1, ,/;i,!l-f/li. yl J~ ,r "-' ,:, , , ' fJ,1}i'. }1,:,rQ ;, ,'- ••, • • "J, Appellants in person N- Sivakumaran, Senior Asst. . ','./~, ._.,·,.:-,'. ,,..i, t•,,,1 ,. St1Stel\dvoc~te~ !~,, ~f~l~o,ndent . . ' '.· , .. ----1,:~:·,:_: .;_ ... ~: .. .,.,-,;.~ ....... ;,.'J1'.:!~.·.,·_, •. ;l,',,..·,,.<1"-~/.1,•~<;':Jl.,\'!:,..,t,.,., "</: ., " " ,, ,. "'"' ,. :,,., ,,, T . , • .··9th. August,·19ss , 'i:i"·;,·,t .-~~, ,!-- ' . .., ,-: ~ ' ·.- . .'. •·{('·' .. '•, Gardner, J.s., delivered the\judgment of t!i'i ~curt. ' ... -. . ' ,· '-,,.. . .. . · A}:{,_· . . ·.· . _. :· -'. . _· · The appel !'ants Were convicted· of· tw6';1iountfi~f':i~gra~'[tei('' ,.,. •. .·:, ;,_,' : .. ,Ji"..· . ··.'_·,:_·,:_··:\_;:·:\-·'·i·\'.iJ.:'- ·< ' - , . , .. . . · . ,J':' ~- ' .. ,~' .,. ;,, / ' . ·-\--~· •_;,,'f'.~,;~;(•,;., . ' .~. ' f• '\' 4 '~·"'1:~-; . .:· :_ robbery•;1 the particulars of t.he,first charo,r,,MI~i~~~t,/'th~rtotb::;, ,.:;'. .,.~~' •"'' -~- -~-.,,. ........ ,r,.,...,,.,.,_ •.. , ' ~:-'.--e-i\~~:, . . ,,... the 30th of Augu/st , 1985, in Lusaka, stQle a qu11nt1tf.of personal :'. H, ,· •., I • ' . / ,, "'-:' C l . • •, ' • ,- : : property belonging to Pats1:m Sfamu1,u1.u ~!I~. irtille:i/\t~lile of ,su~h · .. .;·; . ' ', steal Ing used or t!lreatimed to us/ii .v~olence •.. T~e :Pa~J1=u1ars ·of • " ·.• ·, _\," _,,··\i\~;,:;"~· ·:.. :'·: :_;-:-~. '~1_,!' ' . .,- -,:,.' ' ' . ' ' . ' ' . '',• .,, . . . . . the second charge were th~t on th.e 31st' day of Augus,t: }985; 'fn '.t.;us'ak'a · , . ( ' · · • • ·. ., they stole further perso11al property ·from C~r;,1~~!.~\li~~Ma ,~IT~/il~#F~e: >, .t .. •.i:,11,i:1,tt 1\-t•,;-t~.'<---.~:;:\ ""~ ·-:·,,:,,:~' --~---~~ -:-~••'" ' time of .such steal1rig they used vJoJence~ t'.: :,:·: '. .. '·:;.:. > ;. .,_·-~~;::~:-_·-\~~:~\,:f,:.t: .·-._-:;:_·-.- . ' Mr. S1vakumaran on behalf of the:Stateh~cist~ken the ver1proper· ,_.f.,\,:_.?!,\·•tgir,.:'.},i:1 . , ' . ·,_·- . ·. ,. _ . ' · . ' . ' ., ,. ···.. . . .·,' course of saying that 1.n,,vtew of the ab•ence of CQgent, .evidence . ," I , ' : ·,: ··: I " • J '~ • • • • against the appellants he i;toes not '.~~pport the ~onvlct1pns for • ~ggravated robbery. We agree that .. ihe evidence in ttii~ :case did not support such convictlons. However there was ample evide.nce that the ' ·, ' .,,. . . . ' _11,..u "''' ,., 'i!o',i,i"iii6~y.. I ~ / ,• • ", :· :,, ,,, :CL"•'C .. !J_.,·-~.-. ~~--.~tS_t_'l!\1,1,t.·. • • The appeals against the two convict1-0n~ for aggravated ' , . robbery are allowed. 'Ttie' C!)OVictioits for those offences are qua~hed'• ,!}? . . tb substitute agatnst each ~pellant. ; and the sentences are -~~side. on both charges, convtc;~ons for f'.~C!f1Ying stolen property contrary:· j t':'"~:-:>d Li-~ti·b'' .;·, to section 118 of the Penal J\~de;)'·Jn respect of botll'charges we· sentence both the appellants to five y~ars imprlso~ment with hard ~ ...... , labour concurrently, with.'eff~ii;(\i'rom the 2nd of September; "1986';.nf ·.,r~i:;.,J-<•·_; .s~·; ;.~/-':~~' . ·: .. ·i. · ·"~- ,., · . . ' . ,, ·: -, ' ' ·'i ' , t. ' ' . . " "•,•·,', ' ; · ' j , '