JUSTICE DZOKOTO vs. THE REPUBLIC

TANKO AMADU J.A (1) In the High Court Accra, the Appellant and one other were convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment each on the two count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery contrary to Sections 231 and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29 as amended by the Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2003, Act 646, and robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29 as amended by the Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2003, Act 646. (2) In his judgment, the Trial Judge delivered as follows: “From the admissions of the first accused person, (not the Appellant herein) he agreed and acted together with the second accused (Appellant herein) to rob the 1st accused person’s uncle at Kasoa. It was the first accused person, Atta Kofi, who drove the second accused person and another person to his uncle’s house, showed them where the house was and waited for them to rob his uncle after which they returned with the stolen money and they drove ba...