KOFI DARGATI, KADRI (AT LARGE) AND PROVY (AT LARGE) (APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA5170

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/93/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5170

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

MR. AUGUSTINE ANANE QUEBAH WITH JAMES MENSAH FOR APPELLANTS

MR. MARIE LOUISE SIMMONDS (ASA) FOR RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5170
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI
DARGATI, KADRI (AT LARGE) AND PROVY (AT LARGE)<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, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/93/2015&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;DATE: 29TH FEBRUARY,
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. AUGUSTINE ANANE QUEBAH
WITH JAMES MENSAH FOR APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
MARIE LOUISE SIMMONDS (ASA) FOR RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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E.
K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI,
JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The appeal is against the judgment of
a Kumasi High Court presided over by Justice K. A. Pobih dated 7th
December 2006.&nbsp; At the trial court, the
appellant and two others who were at large, were charged with two counts of
conspiracy to commit crime to wit, robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149
of Act 29/60 and robbery contrary to section 149 of Act 29/60 as amended.&nbsp; The particulars of the offences state that on
3rd December 2006 at the Neoplan Station at Asafo in Kumasi, accused
acted together in committing the crime of robbery and at knife point robbed
Raymond Ayi-Naaba of cash the sum of ¢500,000.00 and Nokia 1600 mobile phone
valued ¢700,000.00.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On arraignment before the court, the
appellant as per the record pleaded guilty simpliciter to the two counts.&nbsp; After the presentation of the facts, the
court’s record showed that the appellant made a statement perhaps in
explanation of his plea.&nbsp; He stated thus:<o:p></o:p>“I
and Kadri (A2) live in the same room.&nbsp;
The three of us were together and all of us went home together.&nbsp; Later I decided to go out and I was
arrested.&nbsp; The police found the
complainant’s phone in our room.&nbsp; Kadri
put it in the room.&nbsp; I am aware that
Kadri put it in the room.&nbsp; But I did not
inflict the cutlass wound on the complainant.&nbsp;
I cannot tell whether that was done by Kadri or Provi”.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Following upon that statement or
explanation by the appellant, the court reasoned that:<o:p></o:p>“The
accused person’s explanation shows that he was aware of the robbery of the
complainant’s mobile phone because he saw Kadri keeping the phone in their room
but never complaint (sic).&nbsp; I do accept
his guilt and convict him.&nbsp; The accused
is sentenced to a term of fifteen years imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) on
each of the two counts both to run concurrently”.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;