POKU vs. THE STATE [1966]DLSC11124

Date	1966-03-28
Suit No.	[1966] GLR 262
Citation No.	[1966]DLSC11124

MILLS-ODOI J.S.C

AKAINYAH J.S.C

LASSEY J.S.C.

G. D. AMPAW (WITH HIM AFREH) FOR THE APPELLANT.

K. A. SEKYI STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1966]DLSC11124
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >POKU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE STATE<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

[1966] GLR 262&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DATE: 28 MARCH 1966<o:p></o:p>

</div><h2 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></h2>G. D. AMPAW (WITH HIM AFREH)
FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

K. A. SEKYI, STATE ATTORNEY, FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
tab-stops:159.3pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MILLS-ODOI J.S.C , AKAINYAH J.S.C, LASSEY J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><h2 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">JUDGMENT OF AKAINYA J.S.C.<o:p></o:p></h2>Akainyah J.S.C. delivered
the judgment of the court. The
appellant was convicted by Baidoo J., sitting
with assessors at the Criminal Session of the High Court, Kumasi, on 23
August 1965, on a charge of robbery
contrary to section 149 of the Criminal Code, 1960,1 and sentenced to a term of
seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour.<o:p></o:p>The
facts relied upon by the prosecution are that on 8 November 1964, one Musa Gao,
a salt dealer of Tepa, arrived in
Kumasi with cash the sum of £G190 and alighted from the lorry at the Agip
petrol filling station near Kejetia
at about 8.15 p.m. He inquired of his
countryman, one Abudulai Gao, who is the watchman
at the station. On being told that he had not yet reported for duty, Musa Gao
told the attendants at the station
to tell Abudulai whenever he reported for duty that he should meet him (Musa
Gao) at Nkrumah Market next morning
with the money he realised from the sale of salt left with him. There were two taxicabs at the station at the time. One left with some passengers and the other which was empty also moved.
Musa Gao, therefore, shouted “service” and the driver reversed the taxi towards
him. Meanwhile, Musa Gao wrote
the number of the said taxi, AT 4931, on a piece of paper and kept it. He then told the driver that he wanted
to go to Aboabo No.1, Kumasi, and the driver told him that the fare was three shillings. He agreed and boarded the taxi. Although it was past 8 o’clock in the
evening, Musa Gao clearly saw the
face of the driver, because the filling station was brightly lit. That driver is the appellant.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant then moved the taxi.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just
about ten yards away from the filling station, he suddenly stopped near a certain man who was
standing by the side of the road, and without a word from the said man, the appellant
told Musa Gao that the man too wanted to go to Aboabo No.1 but had only one shilling
and six pence, so he should agree to let him board the taxi and bear the fare
with him in equal shares. Musa Gao agreed and the man came on board
and sat with him on the back seat.&nbsp;&nbsp; As
the place was dark, Musa requested
the appellant to put on the inside light to enable him to see the face of the
new passenger but the appellant said
that the light was out of order. When
the taxi moved again. Musa requested the appellant to pass through
the Aboabo lorry station and Asawasi but the appellant said he preferred
the Manhyia route, so he drove towards that direction.<o:p></o:p>After
passing the ahenboboanu (palace gates) and a water stand pipe and as the taxi
was nearing the roundabo</main>