BABA MOHAMMED vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8284

Date	2015-11-19
Suit No.	D CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.:H2/06/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8284

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

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

JOHN AKPARIBO ESQ. FOR THE APPELLANT

GYAMFUAAH SARPONG

(SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8284
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BABA MOHAMMED<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;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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D CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO.:H2/06/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 19TH NOV, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN AKPARIBO ESQ.&nbsp;
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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GYAMFUAAH SARPONG,
(SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR RESPONDENT&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;
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</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 J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS)
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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp; The appellant in this case was charged with
two criminal offences in the Kumasi High Court, namely:-<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conspiracy
to commit robbery contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by
Act 646 and <o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Robbery
contrary to Section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of 2003<o:p></o:p>After
the trial, he was convicted on both counts on 13th June 2007 and
sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) on each of the two
counts to run concurrently.&nbsp; The
appellant filed the instant appeal pursuant to leave granted by this Court on
25th November 2014.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp; THE FACTS OF THE CASE:<o:p></o:p>The
facts of the case as found at pages 3 to 4 of the Record of Appeal disclose
that the Complainant; (one Samuel Frimpong) is a trader who lives at
Buokrom.&nbsp; On 8th April 2006 at
about 9:20pm, a customer went to the complainant’s shop in order to buy mobile
phone units.&nbsp; The customer gave his
mobile phone to the complainant to load the units.&nbsp; In the process of loading the units, the
appellant who was a pillion rider on a motor cycle arrived and demanded that
the complainant should hand over the phone to him.&nbsp; The rider of the motor cycle is still at
large.&nbsp; The appellant, who was armed with
a pistol pointed it at the complainant and threatened to kill him if he did not
comply with the order to hand over the phone.<o:p></o:p>