Chilachila v R (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1993) [1994] MWHCCrim 6 (19 June 1994)

Ref. No. ''l l/CR/3/1 2/92 IN THE HIGH COUR'f OF NALAWI LILONGWE DISTRICT REGISTRY CRIMINAL APPRAL NO 21 OF 1993 SAMlfilL CHILACHILf, W. RSUS TUE RZPURLIC · .... l : .. F1'om th,; S,~nim' Resi d <":r~~ Y-bgistr,:i.ts 's cous:• t at f'-hmzu Crinina1 CRBO ~o 22 of 1992 ;\ppe~_ln, \:; prf.?.n0nt-, unrep!"e3,;rt1~.~d Fo r the State~ ~:;h~:.tsik:n ~ s ,-:~te P,d".,'O~~t8 ~,;1w Clcr•k, Chilonqo R,)cordinz CJ,,r'.,, Htu---..fuwnth.:;. JUf'.1CMEfIT ir;; half yom~s This ~oocnl ,:.?sscr1tia l J..y 1.grti.-1Et i.n or5.s o ::-i with h'.'11'0 tl-.1.c S (➔ nt.crtca of lrhour which tho three c:.nd :sippello.'1t pic\ed up on !1E1rc'., J/1; J.993 -.;h,3n h,~ np90ru-ed b;afo re the Senior Roside::.t th·:::f't rc,nd wit!, S. 2e32 ( n) of from a p::.::'s on the nppe1 J.m·,t the Pc!1al Codo. :-sc::1.::, ~1::1.lly dm,.i ed nlso a:;>pen,:-·.)f- to :1,we oe:er· just ·i iko hid die\ d 1,p•i_,-,g th.:) I ho:.rc trinl,.. my". lf cm'efull y r:;o;,-~ra:.-y ~,/hen :rguins; t;h o :--pp,.::1.l I howcv c)T', tli.c co,wictioJJ. ->:h o offc,n.cc-, 'l p7.rty ':ho court ~1::lo~I/ did no~ n~~::_:,; i strB.tG' s ·so S , 278 1Jclinve him. with ·;,;o 2,.ttC1-ck -':;c- ,::ourt "ls ::i.t 1-'izuzu reviewed t:,c for He . L u,fl.b l e to c1s:.pc.i.i:--t f·rom this point. court 0- ·1 i•, the crime . i',c co:r.d ingly. with - it W f$ w~ ll. p;0'ound t:d. tl1-; -~or1clusion ~-.:;achod. by th:1t .imp1.ic~ted the covivi ,·.t:i.o"l. c:"n"lo+ '.:le inte:-fe-.·cd :::'\n~)cllant wds "1\~. H'l\til~, ?./ • •. • ·t.110 sGn.to11ce P RGforring to tl1c C\O/) ~l le .. n.t was two others who wcr(-: OP.ch sen t.:mcod imp":-isonment with hard le.bou.r. e::1.ppcl :~:,.nt TJ1~;~ -:!hargcd with months' o.nd nin.-:,teen years. Tl1oy were both f·iI"s+: offc:~r.~t:\J~t'S o conviction for b1.1rf_';] r.-c_y nrd to three yGai:-s he 11ad beo,'1 out of prison for commi-t:tod joir.tly to twol ve Th1::y were r,,gcd Eli gh teen twcTity-~eight. \,rns appc Ll n,.-i-':; hnc} 0 m:~cri ous theft i:1 J990 a;1d w2.r, setrt<3nce6. rn~iso:n with ha:cd } abour, which mea"ls that .___,, very sho:,~t period who"'.1 he and 1992; s.ged The i,.,_ f\ l 1 r-i. J....!.. thet eil thou;'.'.h tho cou,:t 'NGS 0°1-titl,:,c'. t :o DE\SS ~;wo the +ends t:o sug,gost pr"onot1nc:cd co c1.:i_.-.ip~ri ty h"'.1.f yG2.rs thz1t: 3.,.-,d c:f n the off3;,-;c-1 h) being pu.nishcd not o,·,,1 y ½ut fa,.~ to h.:-1ppc-· twice fo.:-... ·fo,:' the provicus one ns ?<B it obviously tI1e 23.mr:: off.0 ~·1r·~, Cl it np}:>,~nrs to mG c1if:fe:,...e;~~-t SQ:·1toncDG too som2whrtt tl1e:~ appcl 1ex~t v1:-:-t8 hr:HJ been:. coI1\ri ct,::<:1 is .c:cmou:,ts tn-:: offender to~rnud cou~sol w~s of the view ,.lUn.ishi:ig to custody s:-tn.co D-accmbor in opcr1 court carl:i.~r been sontonc:e suer\ ser1tcncc· he wrw held for nny l_-J.wful ronson. ,Afould .rcsul t r:.s J..s.t; 1 992 9 tl-ie todri:v nrul Sl1bsti tutcd "c~1cr•e:fcr- tv1J.,3ss j ;';; 1,_.:<. LL~to 1""()1easc i S(:t 2.sidc~ i:-1. J1i.s l'-!i\DE in Lilo,gwe. 10th of -Juno 1 }_994