MAXWELL KOFI GYASI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2014]DLCA3644

Date	2014-07-31
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. H2/15/2012
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA3644

KUSI-APPIAH J.A [Presiding]

GYAESAYOR J.A

C. SOWAH J.A

MR. AUGUSTINES OBOUR FOR THE APPELLANT

MISS PENELOPE-ANN MAMATTAH (CSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC RESPONDENTS

[2014]DLCA3644
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAXWELL KOFI
GYASI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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. H2/15/2012&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;DATE: 31ST
JULY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>MR. AUGUSTINES
OBOUR FOR THE APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MISS
PENELOPE-ANN MAMATTAH (CSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC RESPONDENTS<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] GYAESAYOR J.A AND C. SOWAH J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT <o:p></o:p>GYAESAYOR
J.A.<o:p></o:p>The appellant herein
was tried and convicted for conspiracy to rob and robbery contrary to Section
23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, Act 29 of 1960 and Section 149 of the same
Act as amended by Act 646 of 2003. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The appellant
together with two others were said to have snatched a Nissan Primera from the complainant
one Osei Kwadwo on 9th May 2005 at the Ahamadiya Senior High School
gate, Kumasi.&nbsp; This was after they had
hired the taxi cab of complainant.&nbsp; At
the gate, the three came down while one of them removed a gun and threatened to
kill him.&nbsp; A3 removed the key and they took
the taxi away and abandoned it at Ejisu Kwaso.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The following
morning the police had information that some people were firing guns indiscriminately
and they went there to arrest A1 and A2 but could not arrest A3 who bolted
away.&nbsp; Accused persons were identified at
an identification parade held by the police.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>They were
subsequently tried and convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment on 29th
July 2009.&nbsp; On 16th January
2012 appellant was granted extension of time to appeal against the conviction
and sentence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The notice of
appeal disclose the following grounds of appeal; namely<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
appellant being a juvenile should have be dealt with under the Juvenile Act.<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
High Court had no jurisdiction to sentence appellant.<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
There
was no case against the appellant. <o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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