JOSEPH BAIDOO (APPELLENT) vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA4994

Date	2015-03-26
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. H2/9/2013
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4994

S. K. MARFUL SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

A. M. DORDZIE J.A.

M. WELBOURNE JA

MR. JOSEPH KAPONDE FOR THE APPELLANT

MRS. KEELSON FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2015]DLCA4994
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH BAIDOO <o:p></o:p>(APPELLENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION), 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. H2/9/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 26TH MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. JOSEPH KAPONDE 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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MRS.
KEELSON FOR THE REPUBLIC<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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S.
K. MARFUL SAU J.A. (PRESIDING), A. M. DORDZIE J.A., M. WELBOURNE JA<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A M.&nbsp; DORDZIE JA:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">FACTS:<o:p></o:p>On
the 29th of September 2008 at Batsona a suburb of Accra a group of armed
robbers attacked a house occupied by a family of five. Louise Doe Atsiatome
owns the said house, he lived in the said house with his wife and 3 children.
At about 12.30 am to 2 am they were held at gun point whiles the robbers 3 in number
one of them wearing a mask ransacked the rooms in the house and made away with
a number of electronic devices belonging to the family. The mother of the
family Mrs. Atsiatome was sexually attacked and was mercilessly raped in turns
by two of the robbers who were not masked.<o:p></o:p>Investigations
led to the arrest of Joseph Baidoo the appellant herein and Ekene Anozie. They
were initially arraigned before the Circuit Court Tema where their trial
commenced, the Circuit Court however by its notes at page 409 of the record of
appeal declined jurisdiction since it does not have jurisdiction to try the
offence of rape and advised the prosecution to seek advice of the Attorney General.<o:p></o:p>Subsequently
the accused persons were arraigned before the Fast Track Division of the High
Court Accra charged on six counts of the offences of conspiracy to commit
robbery and robbery.<o:p></o:p>The
charge sheet reads as follows:<o:p></o:p>Count
One<o:p></o:p>Statement
of offence<o:p></o:p>Conspiracy
to commit crime namely robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the
Criminal offences Act, 1960, Act 29 as amended by the Criminal Offences
(Amendment) Act, 2003, Act 646<o:p></o:p>Particulars
of Offence<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Joseph Baidoo, trader 2. Ekene Anozie
ICT operator, with one other on the run, on or about the 29th day of
September 2008 at about 12:30 am at Batsona, Accra agreed to act together with
a common purpose to commit a crime namely robbery.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Count
Two<o:p></o:p>Statement
of offence <o:p></o:p>