SHAIBU SANDO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA8137

Date	2013-07-18
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL: SUIT NO.: H2/23/2010
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8137

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

OWUSU M. J.A.

SOWAH C. J.A.

MR. NKRABEA EFFAH DARTEY FOR APPELLANT

MRS. MARINA APPIAH OPARE (PSA) FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8137
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SHAIBU SANDO<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,
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: SUIT NO.: H2/23/2010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 18TH
JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
NKRABEA EFFAH DARTEY FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
MARINA APPIAH OPARE (PSA) FOR THE 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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KANYOKE
J.A. (PRESIDING), OWUSU M. J.A., SOWAH C. J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>OWUSU
M., J.A:<o:p></o:p>On 4th august, 2000, after the
summing up to the Jury, the latter returned a verdict of Guilty on conspiracy
to commit an offence to wit robbery and the offence of robbery against the
appellant.&nbsp; The appellant was convicted
accordingly and was sentenced to Life Imprisonment.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court,
Accra, the appellant appealed to the Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the sentence imposed on the appellant is not only harsh but also excessive as
regards to circumstances surrounding his conviction.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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That
your humble appellant was not apprehended at any scene of crime but was
suspected and prematurely identified on mere resemblance of someone else who
looks like him, thick and tall gigantic.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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That
accordingly to PW1, he was compelled and instructed by the police to pick and
identified appellant which he did but against his dire wish.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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