JOSEPH BAIDOO ( APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8306

Date	2015-03-26
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL N0: H2 /7 /2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8306

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]DLCA8306
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH BAIDOO<o:p></o:p>( APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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 N0:&nbsp;&nbsp; H2 /7 /2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">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>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>A M.&nbsp;
DORDZIE JA:<o:p></o:p>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; 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>