SOLOMON DUODO @ALHAJI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA5219

Date	2016-03-17
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL N0: H2 /14/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5219

MARFUL SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

A. M. DORDZIE JA

L. L. MENSAH JA

MR. MATHIAS KWASI YAKAH FOR THE APPELLANT

MR. MATTHEW AMPONSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE REPUBLIC /RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5219
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SOLOMON DUODO @ALHAJI<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>[COURT
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CRIMINAL APPEAL N0: H2 /14/2016&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; DATE:
17TH MARCH 2016 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
MATHIAS KWASI YAKAH 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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MR. MATTHEW AMPONSAH (CHIEF STATE
ATTORNEY) FOR THE REPUBLIC /RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MARFUL SAU J.A. (PRESIDING), A.
M. DORDZIE JA, L. L. MENSAH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>AGNES M. DORDZIE JA:-<o:p></o:p>FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The
appellant herein with two other persons were charged with:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Conspiracy to rob contrary to Sections 23
and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, (Act 29)<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Robbery, contrary to Section 149 of the
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act29) <o:p></o:p>They
were tried by the High Court (Fast Track Division); convicted on all the
charges and were sentenced to 65 years imprisonment (IHL) each on each count;
the sentence was to run concurrently in each case.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant was dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence and therefore
appealed to this court.<o:p></o:p>Grounds of Appeal:<o:p></o:p>Pursuant
to leave granted the appellant to file a notice of appeal out of time, the
following grounds of appeal were filed on his behalf on the 24th of
December 2014:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial judge erred in convicting the appellant on the charge of conspiracy when
the evidence on record did not support the charge of conspiracy.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial judge erred when he failed to determine whether, with rega</main>