MAHAMADU MUMUNI vs. THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT This is a judgment hinging on a Petition of Appeal filed on the 9th May 2022 on behalf of the above named Appellant who was the 1st Accused person at the trial Court. The appeal was filed pursuant to leave granted to file appeal out of time by the High Court on the 29th March 2022. The Appeal was against the sentences on two (2) counts of Conspiracy to commit crime, namely Robbery and Robbery. The Appellant was sentenced on the 21st July 2014 by the Circuit Court “1”, Accra then presided over by His Honour Francis Obiri Esq. (as he then was) to fifteen (15) years IHL on count one (1) and twenty (20) years IHL on count two (2), both counts to run concurrently. THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL The grounds of appeal were stated as follows: The original ground of appeal was: 1. That the sentence imposed on the Appellant is harsh and excessive considering the conditions of detention within the prison confines, hence his plea for mitigation. The further grounds of appeal fil...