ERIC GYASIE @ TABOTABO vs. THE REPUBLIC

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A. This is an appeal launched by the Appellant who was convicted on his own plea for the offences of causing unlawful harm and robbery by the Circuit Court, Cape Coast presided over by Her Honour Florence Kai Otu on 30th November 2011 contrary to sections 69 and 149 respectively of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Act 29. The Appellant was sentenced to a term of four years and twenty-five years respectively. Aggrieved by the said sentence the Appellant appealed to the High Court, Cape Coast, presided over by Mustapha J. The learned High Court Judge allowed the appeal in part and reduced the sentences from 25 years IHL to 20 years IHL. Still aggrieved by the reduction of the sentence to only 20 years, he appealed further to this court. Facts: The facts which led to this appeal go like this: On 21st November 2011, the Appellant a driver called the complainant who was a taxi driver working at Assin Fosu on his cell phone and hired the taxi driver’s serv.....