KWABENA NKETIA vs. THE REPUBLIC

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. 1. The appellant in this case was convicted on April 19 2007 for Robbery contrary to S. 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) by the High Court, Kumasi. He was sentenced to 28 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour with effect from 5th January 2006, the day of his arrest. By this reckoning, the appellant has spent 10 years 10 months of the sentence. 2. What led to this state of affairs? According to the facts of the case from the prosecutions side, the complainant, one Cecilia Kusi, lives at Apraman in Kumasi while the appellant, then accused is a driver who lives at Anwomaso. On 5th January 2006 at about 7: 00 pm, the complainant boarded a taxi with registration number GT 9104 Q at Ahodwo Roundabout in order to go to Daban. On the way the driver diverted the course and the complainant started shouting for help. There were two other young men in the taxi and they held the complainant’s mouth and forcibly collected her handbag which contained U.....