THE REPUBLIC vs. SAMUEL ABEKU TURKSON

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A [1] This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Cape Coast in the exercise of its Appellate jurisdiction dated 26th July 2018. The events leading to the instant appeal are that the Appellant and three others A2, A3 and A4 (A4 being at large) were arranged before the Circuit Court, Cape Coast and jointly charged with two offences, namely: 1. Conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, robbery contrary to Section 23(1) of Act 29/60 and Section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of 2004; and 2. Robbery contrary to Section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of 2004. The Appellant alone was also charged with one Count of Possession of Firearms without lawful excuse contrary to Section 192(1) of Act 29/60 as substituted by paragraph 11 of NLCD 398. [2] The salient facts which triggered the prosecutions were that on the night of 30th November 2010, the Appellant (A1 therein) and the three others in masks, attacked the Complainant with guns and knives at h...