THE REPUBLIC vs. EMMANUEL ASANTE @ JOOJO AND KWABENA OFORI [2013]DLCA8142

Date	2013-06-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H2/34/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8142

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

DENNIS ADJEI J.A.

B. ACKAH YENSU (MS) J.A.

MR. GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR THE APPELLANTS

MR. NYINAKU ASA FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8142
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL ASANTE @ JOOJO AND KWABENA OFORI<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.&nbsp; H2/34/2011&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 27TH
JUNE, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR THE APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
NYINAKU ASA 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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HONYENUGA
J.A. (PRESIDING), DENNIS ADJEI J.A., B. ACKAH YENSU (MS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>HONYENUGA,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>The
appellants were jointly tried with Kwamina Carter and Kofi Tweneboah in the
High Court, Cape Coast.&nbsp; They faced
common counts as follows:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CRIME TO WIT ROBBERY: CONTRARY TO SECION 23(1) AND
SECTION 149 OF ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY ACT 646/2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>1. KWAMINA CARTER, UNEMPLOYED, 2. EMMANUEL ASANTE @ JOJO MASON, 3.
KWABENA OFORI, TRADER, 4. KOFI TWENEBOAH, STORE ATTENDANT; For that you on the
26th day of January 2007 at Breman Brakwa did act together with one
Charles now at large to commit crime to wit Robbery.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT TWO<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ROBBERY Contrary to section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646/2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>1. Kwamina Carter, Unemployed, 2. Emmanuel Asante @ Jojo Mason, 3.
Kwabena Ofori, Trader, 4. Kofi Tweneboah, Store Attendant; For that you on the
26th day of January 2007 at Breman Brakwa in the Central Region did
Rob one Kwabena Owusu (sales representative) and Iliasu Gibrim (driver) then in
charge of a Cigarette Van with registration No. GT 575 P belonging to Yodsky
Ghana Limited of Agona Swedru of the sum of GH¢2,000.00”.<o:p></o:p>All
the accused persons were convicted and sentenced to twenty-five (25) years on
each count to run concurrently.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
facts of this appeal are that the appellants and the other convicts together
with one Charles who is at large met between the 19th January 2007
and 26th January 2007 at various locations in Breman Brakwa where
they hatched a plan to rob a cigarette van that used to supply cigarettes to
the 2nd appellant, a store keeper.&nbsp;
On the 26th January 2007, one Kwabena Owusu, a sales
representative and one Iliasu Gibrim, a driver who are employees of Yodsky
Ghana Limited, a Cigarette Sales Company stationed at Agona Swedru were on
board the company’s Nissan Pick Up on sales rounds.&nbsp; As they moved towards Odoben through Brakwa,
they saw a road block and therefore the driver slowed down.&nbsp; As agreed, the appellants and others armed
with a gun supplied by Kofi Tweneboah a convict in this case mounted the road
block.&nbsp; Since it was the 2nd
appellant who knew the vehicle used to supply him with the cigarettes, he was
left on the road while the others hid under the cocoa trees in order to alert
the others if the vehicle turned up.&nbsp; As
the vehicle appeared to slow down at the road block and stopped, the 2nd
appellant alerted the others by whistling three times after which he entered
the bush.&nbsp; Kwamina Carter also</main>