MAXWELL APPAH &TETTEH LARWEH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA6986

Date	2016-12-20
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL: NO: H2/03/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA6986

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A

FRANCIS KWESI OTOO (ESQ.) FOR APPELLANT

EMILY ADDO-OKYIREH (CSA) FOR RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA6986
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAXWELL APPAH &amp;TETTEH LARWEH<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;letter-spacing:.75pt">(APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT)<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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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CRIMINAL APPEAL: NO: H2/03/2014&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; DATE: 20TH DECEMBER,
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS
KWESI OTOO (ESQ.) FOR APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A.
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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>The appellant was convicted for murder
at the High Court, Koforidua on 28th July 2011, and duly sentenced
to death.&nbsp; Aggrieved by his conviction,
the appellant filed his petition of appeal on 2nd August 2011 with
the following grounds of appeal:<o:p></o:p>1. The verdict cannot be supported having regard to the
evidence.<o:p></o:p>2. Misdirection of res gestae<o:p></o:p>3. Misdirection on
admissibility and weight of dying declaration <o:p></o:p>4. Misdirection on
non-production of material witness.<o:p></o:p>5. Further grounds of appeal would be filed on receipt of
the record of proceedings<o:p></o:p>The facts as presented to the court and
jury were that the appellant was the mate of the 2nd accused. Together with two
other persons, they were returning from the bush with sawn logs when their KIA
tru</main>