FRIMPONG KYEI BAFFOUR vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8019

Date	2015-12-15
Suit No.	NO. H2/01/2016
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8019

DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A.

L. L. MENSAH J.A.

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE APPELLANT.

[2015]DLCA8019
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRIMPONG KYEI BAFFOUR<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. H2/01/2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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15TH DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO REPRESENTATION FOR
THE APPELLANT.<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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DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A., L. L. MENSAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an appeal launched by the
Appellant who was convicted for the offence of conspiracy to commit robbery
contrary to section 23(1) of Act 29 1960, and robbery contrary to section 149
of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 as amended by Act 646 of 2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The particulars of the offence is
that the Appellant with two others on the 9th day of May, 2005 at
Asokwa in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region did at gun point rob one Osei Kwadwo of
a Nissan Primera Taxi cab with Registration Number GT 3738 T.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After full trial of the Appellant
and the two others one of whom is at large, the Appellant was found guilty of
the two offences aforementioned at the High Court, Kumasi on 29th
July, 2009.&nbsp; He was sentenced to 21 years
I.H.L. on each of the two counts.&nbsp; The sentences
are to run concurrently.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The facts on which this appeal rests
is that the complainant Osei Kwadwo a taxi driver was driving a Nissan Primera
with Registration No. 3738 T aforesaid on the 9th of May, 2009 in
Kumasi.&nbsp; The Appellant and two others,
one of whom was tried in absentia, hired the complainants taxi to Ahmadiya
Secondary School.&nbsp; On reaching the school
gate, the Appellant and his friends tricked complainant to move the car forward
a little because they did not want their tutors to see them.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When he refused two of them came out
of the car and Appellant pulled a pistol and threatened to kill
complainant.&nbsp;&nbsp; He came out of the taxi
and the Appellant removed the ignition key.&nbsp;
When he made attempt to get the key back, he was pushed into a nearby
gutter.&nbsp; On standing up the Appellant
fired the pistol and he was hit at the right arm.&nbsp; The Appellant and his accomplices drove the
taxi away.&nbsp; Later the police heard about
some boys shooting a gun in a house.&nbsp; On
getting to the house in which the Appellant lived the pistol which was used in
shooting the complainant was retrieved and Appellant was arrested.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At an identification parade,
complainan</main>