NANA KWARTENG AMANING AND OTHERS vs. THE REPUBLIC [2012]DLCA3066

Date	2012-06-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H2/04/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA3066

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A

IRENE DANQUAH J.A

KWAME ANTWI ESQ. FOR ACCUSED/APPELANT

MRS. AFIA SERWAAH ASARE BOTWE FOR REP/RESPONDENT.

[2012]DLCA3066
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWARTENG AMANING AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>&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; vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: H2/04/2012&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:
JUNE 29TH 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME ANTWI
ESQ. FOR ACCUSED/APPELANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A, IRENE DANQUAH J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMAOWUSU,
J.A:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
16-8-2010, the Circuit Court, Kumasi, found the 3 accused persons guilty on the
charges of conspiracy to commit crime, to wit; fraudulent Transactions in Land,
contrary to section 23 of Act 29/60 and section 34 (a) of Act 122/62 of Land
Title Act and making a grant of pieces of land to which you have no Title;
contrary to section 34 (a) of Act 122/62 of Land Title Act.&nbsp;&nbsp; They were found guilty and convicted
accordingly.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In his
judgment,&nbsp; the trial High Court Judge who
sat as additional Circuit Court Judge held among other things that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“In view of the pendency of the case
at the Kumasi Traditional Council, the accused knew that they have no
unencumbered land to sell to the public.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The court is of the view that the accused persons conspired to sell the
land and prepared the forged allocation papers and site plan which they all signed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to their design, they sold lands
they knew they had no title to.&nbsp;&nbsp; The
prosecution, in the view of the court, was able to prove the essentials of both
charges which the accused faced.&nbsp;&nbsp; I find
all the accused persons guilty on both counts and convict them as charged.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SENTENCE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In sentencing the accused, I take
note of the roles played by each in the commission of the crime.&nbsp;&nbsp; A1 apparently was the ringleader who
masterminded everything.&nbsp;&nbsp; He contacted
PW5 and PW6 and actually sold the land to them.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A2
and A3 facilitated the crime by aiding and abetting the Act of A1.&nbsp;&nbsp; They also actively played roles by executing
the allocation notes with designations they did not have.&nbsp;&nbsp; From the above consideration, I decided to
give A1 a higher punishment than the others.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Punishment must always be commensurate with the act of the accused.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT 1:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each accused is sentenced to a
prison term of six (6) months In Hard Labour.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT 2:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A1 is sentenced to a prison
term of twelve (12) months In Hard Labour.<o:p></o:p>&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; <o:p></o:p>&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; A2 and A3
are each sentenced to a prison term of six (6) months In Hard Labour.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The sentences shall
run concurrently.&nbsp;&nbsp; The accused are
hereby ordered to pay <o:p></o:p>PW5 and PW6 double the
monetary considerations they received from them.&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The accused are to pay
PW5 GH¢ 4,000.00 and to PW6 GH¢ 210,000.00.”<o:p></o:p>