CHARLES ANSAH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA8428

Date	2016-10-26
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. H2/19/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8428

DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A.

L. L. MENSAH J.A.

[2016]DLCA8428
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES ANSAH<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)<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[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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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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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OCT, 2016<o:p></o:p>

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DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A., L. L. MENSAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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></</main>