KOFI AYIVI YESU vs. THE REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA8071

Date	2013-06-27
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. H2/25/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8071

KUSI-APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA-OSEI J.A

SOWAH (MRS) J.A

[2013]DLCA8071
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI AYIVI YESU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO. H2/25/2011&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: 27TH JUNE, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KUSI-APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING), ADUAMA-OSEI J.A,
SOWAH (MRS) J.A<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>SOWAH JA<o:p></o:p>The appellant was charged at the High Court, Ho on
one count with ‘Robbery contrary to section 149 of Act 29 of 1960 as amended by
Act 646 of 2003”. He was convicted on16th June 2004 and sentenced to 20 years
IHL.<o:p></o:p>Being aggrieved with his conviction, the appellant
filed a notice of appeal against conviction pursuant to an Order extending time
within which to appeal. The grounds of appeal are as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The
judge erred in holding that the discrepancies as to what the appellant wore on
the day of the robbery was minor, it was indeed very major. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judge erred by in relying on the identification of the appellant by Prince
Emena when he did not have the opportunity to confront him which occasioned a substantial
miscarriage of justice and against the rules of natural justice.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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The
judge erred in not telling the appellant of his right of filing a notice of
alibi, which was the defence and which therefore was not investigated by the
prosecution<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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There
was lack of clarity as to whether Prince Emena stated that he knew the
appellant just because they were in the same cells or that he took part in the
robbery.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
There
were doubts in the case of the prosecution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>6.</main>