SGT. JOHN AGYAPONG vs. THE REPUBLIC

F.G. KORBIEH, J.A. A summary of the facts of the case leading to this appeal is as follows: the appellant herein and eleven others were arraigned before the Circuit Court in Accra and charged with two offences: 1. Conspiracy to commit a crime; to wit robbery and 2. Robbery. They all pleaded not guilty to both charges and were therefore tried summarily. The appellant was convicted of both conspiracy and robbery. On appeal to the High Court, his conviction on robbery was set aside but that on conspiracy maintained. His sentence of twenty years was also maintained. He has therefore appealed against the upholding of his conviction on the conspiracy charge and the sentence imposed on him. It is useful, at this juncture, to give the brief facts as given to the trial court by the prosecution. They are as follows: one Kweku Duah (the complainant and P.W.1 at the trial court) arrived in Accra from Switzerland on the 1st February, 2008 and informed his friend (the 8th accused person during the ...