KOFI ADOMAKO @ ASCONA vs. THE REPUBLIC [2014]DLCA5164

Date	2014-07-31
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/30/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA5164

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.

SARFO GYAMFI FOR APPELLANT

AUGUSTINA ANANE QUEBAH WITH KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH & PRECIOUS

AIDOO FOR DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS

[2014]DLCA5164
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI ADOMAKO @ ASCONA<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, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/30/14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:<o:p></o:p>SARFO GYAMFI 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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AUGUSTINA
ANANE QUEBAH WITH KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH &amp; PRECIOUS AIDOO FOR DEFENDANTS/
RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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E.
K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) J.A., TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The appellant
and two others were arraigned before the High Court, Kumasi on two counts of
conspiracy to commit robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of Act 29/60 as
amended by Act 646 and robbery contrary to section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended
by Act 646.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
At the trial,
the first accused and appellant as the second accused were present.&nbsp; They pleaded guilty simpliciter to the
counts.&nbsp; The two were convicted on their
own plea.&nbsp; They were each sentenced to
twenty-one (21) years IHL on each count, both to run concurrently.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Aggrieved by the
sentence, appellant petitioned this court to review it on the following
grounds:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The appellant
did not appreciate or understand the charge or procedure and thus pleaded
guilty by mistake.<o:p></o:p>(b)