CHARLES ANSAH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA4574

Date	2016-10-26
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/19/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4574

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE APPELLANT.

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLCA4574
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO: H2/19/2016&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;DATE: 26TH OCTOBER,
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>NO
REPRESENTATION 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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NO
REPRESENTATION FOR THE RESPONDENT.<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>

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

</div>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Appellant was one of three
accused persons who were tried and convicted by the High Court, Koforidua on 7th
February 2014 for conspiracy to rob and robbery contrary to section 23(1) and
149 of Act 29 as amended by section 646 and section 149 of Act 29 as amended by
Act 646.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each of the Accused persons was
sentenced to a term of 33 years on both counts which were to run concurrently.&nbsp; The learned trial judge also made an order
that the sentences were to take effect from the day the accused persons were
arrested and placed in lawful custody.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The brief facts of the case runs as
follows:&nbsp; The complainant who featured as
the first prosecution witness at the trial was a businessman living in New Tafo
Akim.&nbsp; On 30th April 2012 at
about 7.00 am the complainant took his Hyundai truck with his driver one George
Ansah.&nbsp; The 1st Accused
Stephen Asante was the driver’s mate.&nbsp;
The complainant took with him the sum of GH₵28,500.00
en route to Accra for business purposes.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unknown to complainant, the 1st
Accused had arranged with 2nd, 3rd and 5th
Accused persons to rob him at the outskirt of Adawso.&nbsp; The Appellant pleaded with the complainant to
give him lift to his farm which he did, after the Appellant was standing at the
road side and pretended to be going to farm.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the outskirt of the village of
Nsu Abenasu, the Appellant shouted at the driver and the driver stopped.&nbsp; On stopping the Appellant, 3rd and
5th Accused persons pulled out a knife, a cutlass and a toy pistol
respectively on the complainant and succeeded in robbing him of the GH₵28,500.00.&nbsp; Thereafter they fled into a nearby bush.&nbsp; Though the complainant solicited the help of
the inhabitants nearby to search for the Accused persons, they could not find
them.&nbsp; A report was later made to the
Tafo police.&nbsp; Meanwhile the Accused
persons shared the money among themselves.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On the 10th of May 2012,
the 4th Accused had information of the robbery and approached the A1
to give him part of the money or he would expose them.&nbsp; As a result A1 gave him GH