IBRAHIM TANKO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8028

Date	2015-12-22
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/04/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8028

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO

(MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

SIR KNIGHT FRANCIS K. BOUR FOR DEFS/APPELLANTS

MATHIEW APPIAH FOR PLFF/RESP

[2015]DLCA8028
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IBRAHIM TANKO<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, KUMASI]<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: H2/04/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 22ND DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SIR KNIGHT FRANCIS K. BOUR FOR DEFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MATHIEW APPIAH FOR
PLFF/RESP <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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E. K. AYEBI
(PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO, (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.)
JA<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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AYEBI, JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On 7th June 2006,
the appellant herein, Kofi Adomako @ Ascona and Nobe (at large) 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><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
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Two out of the accused
persons were present at the trial.&nbsp; Each
of them pleaded guilty to each of the two counts.&nbsp; They were each convicted and sentenced to 21
years IHL on each count, sentences to run concurrently.<o:p></o:p>This appeal is by the first accused as the
appellant against sentence only.&nbsp; The
grounds are that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
sentence was harsh and excessive<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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The
value of the items was not taken into consideration by the trial judge.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The facts of the case are
that the complainant Kwabena Adjei is the caretaker of a cocoa farm situated at
Abofour.&nbsp; The cocoa farm is owned by
Francis Amponsah.&nbsp; On 31/05/06, the
complainant accompanied by his daughter was going to see his farm owner at
Dichemso.&nbsp; The complainant carried a
small bag containing cash the sum of One Million cedis (¢1,000,000.00), a
bottle of olive oil, a sponge and a Cocoa/Coffee Farmers Association Passbook</main>