IMORO ABDULAI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA8093

Date	2013-03-02
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.: H2/03/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8093

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE C. DANQUAH J.A.

TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.

MR. K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT

MR. K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8093
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IMORO ABDULAI<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO.: H2/03/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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22ND MARCH, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/RESPONDENT<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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE C. DANQUAH J.A., TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>The appellant was charged before a Kumasi High
Court for robbery contrary to section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of
2003.&nbsp; The particulars state that on 28th
day of December, 2002 at Ejisu Asawasi in the Ashanti Region, the appellant
with others at large, robbed Nana Berchie Afram II of 22 assorted men’s cover
cloths, forty shirts, mobile phone, wrist watch, 24 underwears, assorted
perfumes and jewelry, worth ¢40million (GH¢4,000.00) at gun point.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On his arraignment, appellant pleaded not
guilty.&nbsp; At his own request, the court
adjourned the trial to enable him engage a counsel of his own.&nbsp; The records show that he could not engage a
counsel as he intimated.&nbsp; And after a
full trial, he was found guilty and convicted.&nbsp;
The trial court sentenced him to 30 years imprisonment with Hard Labour
on 14th March, 2006.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 22nd November 2011, appellant filed a
motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.&nbsp; The record of proceedings does not appear
comprehensive.&nbsp; But on 19th
December 2011, a purported notice of petition of appeal was filed.&nbsp; The grounds of the petition are that:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the
sentence is too harsh and excessive<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the
findings of the trial court are not supported by the evidence <o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the
sentence be drastically reduced or in the alternative a fine be imposed.<o:p></o:p>I noticed that the motion for extension of time
within which to file an appeal was filed by a law firm.&nbsp; In the affidavit in support appellant averred
that his “appeal against sentence has a reasonable chance of success”.&nbsp; That averment meant that the appellant
intended to appeal against the sentence of 30 years IHL only.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>But the grounds of appeal, it is noticed went
beyond a complaint against sentence.&nbsp; The
second ground of appeal implicitly is a complaint against conviction for the
offence as well.&nbsp; And although the notice
of appeal was signed by the same law firm which filed the motion for extension
of time to appeal, the grounds of appeal to s</main>