KAFUI AGROH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA8437

Date	2016-10-25
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. H2/02/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8437

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MRS. SOLITAIRE MONHAJER FOR THE APPELLANT

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA8437
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KAFUI AGROH<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>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:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.&nbsp; H2/02/14&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">25TH
OCT, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MRS.
SOLITAIRE MONHAJER FOR THE APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

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;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A.,
SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>HONYENUGA, J.A.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant and six others were charged with the offences of Conspiracy to commit
Robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960,
Act 29 as amended by Act 646 of 2003; Robbery contrary to section 149 of Act 29
and Possession of firearms without lawful authority, contrary to section 6 of
Act 118 of 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
facts as stated on the 3rd November 2002, by the prosecution were
that the appellant and the other convicts boarded various vehicles from Accra
that were bound for Mankessim.&nbsp; On reaching
Eyisam Abor near Mankessim, they alighted.&nbsp;
On the 4th day of November 2002, the appellant and the other
convicts armed with a pump gun, cutlasses and knives mounted a road block on
the main Accra-Mankessim road.&nbsp; By
blocking the road, they stopped vehicles that plied the road and subjected the
passengers to severe beatings and thereafter, robbed them of their monies.&nbsp; The Police had information about the
appellant and the other convicts on the road and sent a team of Policemen from
Accra and Cape Coast to Eyisam Abor.&nbsp; The
inhabitants of Eyisam Abor in the early hours spotted the appellant and the
others in the nearby bushes and they were arrested through the efforts of the
Police and the inhabitants.&nbsp; In the
process, the first convict who was armed with a gun opened fire on the Police
and the inhabitants and they also fired back.&nbsp;
During the exchange of gun fire, one of them died.&nbsp; Upon their arrest, the appellant and the others
were identified by the persons who were robbed on the night of 4th
October, 2002.&nbsp; After Police
investigations, they were charged with the said offences.&nbsp; Only the first convict was found to be in
possession of the arms for which he was charged.&nbsp; The appellant and the convicts pleaded not
guilty to the charges and were tried and convicted.&nbsp; The appellant was on the 28th day
of May 2009, sentenced to a term of 15 years on each count by the High Court,
Cape Coast.&nbsp; The sentences were to run
concurrently.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Aggrieved
by the judgment of the trial court, the appellant has appealed on the following
grounds:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further
grounds to be filed when the record of appeal is <o:p></o:p>obtained”.<o:p></o:p>Pursuant
to leave granted by this court on the 10th day of February 2013, the
appellant filed an additional ground of appeal thus:-<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the trial court erred by failing to
order that the sentence meted out to the appel</main>