THE REPUBLIC vs. JUSTICE EDUAH AND APOR AMOAKWAH FREDRICK

JUDGMENT INTRODUCTORY BACKGROUND [1] This is an appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court, Accra dated 2nd December, 2013. [2] The brief facts of the case as found by the trial court are that the Complainant, a taxi driver lives at Mamprobi. On 13th February, 2011 at about 2am, the 1st Accused/Convict/Prisoner hired the Victim’s taxi cab with registration number GS 6212 - 10 from Circle to Odorkor. The 1st Accused/Convict/Prisoner then directed his Victim to drive to a place behind the main Odorkor Terrazzo road but on reaching a yellow kiosk in front of a certain house, the 1st Accused/Convict/Prisoner asked his Victim to stop. Immediately, the 1st Accused/Convict/Prisoner put off the ignition while the Appellants emerged from the back of the kiosk wielding cutlasses and a pistol. The Appellants together with their other accomplices attacked their Victim and bolted with his vehicle. A report was later made to the Police and the 1st Accused/Convict/Prisoner was identified and .....