TWUM AMPOFO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8056

Date	2015-12-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H2/04/2016
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8056

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

[2015]DLCA8056
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TWUM AMPOFO<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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SUIT
NO: H2/04/2016&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 15TH&nbsp; &nbsp;DECEMBER, 2015<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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ADJEI J.A.
(PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>SOWAH,
J.A:<o:p></o:p>This appeal is against the sentence of
twenty [20] years IHL imposed on the appellant by the Koforidua High Court on 19th
July 2005 after a full trial. The appellant was charged along with two others
on two counts with conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery contrary to
sections 23 and 149 respectively of Act 29 of 1960. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Pursuant to leave
granted by this court to file an appeal out of time, the appellant filed his
petition of appeal against sentence on 5th August 2015 praying for
reduction of sentence to the minimum on the ground that the sentence imposed on
him is harsh considering the circumstances surrounding the case.<o:p></o:p>He
has also filed the following additional grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The
appellant regrets his action and it is out of deep remorse that he is praying
for reduction of sentence.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The
appellant is a first time offender whose life has undergone a significant positive
transformation over the ten years he has served in custody since his arrest as
evidenced by the following:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The
authorities of the Nsawam Prison have taken notice of his good conduct and
elevated him to the status of a ‘STAR CLASS’ Prisoner since 2009.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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