KWAKU ABOAGYE vs. THE REPUBLIC

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A. 1. The appellant in this case was tried on a charge of Robbery contrary to Section 149 of Act 29/60. The particulars of the offence on which he was tried were that on the 29th day of July 2005, at Dote-Kumasi, the appellant, then the accused robbed on Linda Kankam, the complainant therein of one Lady’s Black Hand bag containing her Ghanaian Passport No. H 099053, one Motorola mobile phone with chip No. 0244426337 valued at ¢1.5 million (Gh¢150.00), a bunch of keys, valuable documents, cash of ¢600,000.00 (Gh¢60.00), one polythene bag containing black and white sewn cloth, one Linen material, one umbrella all to the total value of ¢360,000.00 (Gh¢36.00). Total value ¢2,475,000.00 (Gh¢247.50) He was convicted on the 1st day of March 2006 as a first offender and sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL). 2. Pursuant to leave granted by the High Court, Kumasi on the 18th day of November, 2014, the appellant filed an appeal a...