BABA MOHAMMED vs. THE REPUBLIC

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A. 1. The appellant in this case was charged with two criminal offences in the Kumasi High Court, namely:- i. Conspiracy to commit robbery contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 and ii. Robbery contrary to Section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of 2003 After the trial, he was convicted on both counts on 13th June 2007 and sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) on each of the two counts to run concurrently. The appellant filed the instant appeal pursuant to leave granted by this Court on 25th November 2014. 2. THE FACTS OF THE CASE: The facts of the case as found at pages 3 to 4 of the Record of Appeal disclose that the Complainant; (one Samuel Frimpong) is a trader who lives at Buokrom. On 8th April 2006 at about 9:20pm, a customer went to the complainant’s shop in order to buy mobile phone units. The customer gave his mobile phone to the complainant to load the units. In the process of .....