KWAKU ABOAGYE vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA8522

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.: H2/06/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8522

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

SHADRACK YEBOAH OBENG ESQ. FOR THE APPELLANT

MARIE-LOUISE SIMMONS (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA8522
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU ABOAGYE<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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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO.: H2/06/2015&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; &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>SHADRACK
YEBOAH OBENG ESQ. 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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MARIE-LOUISE
SIMMONS (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) 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;
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E.
K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS)
J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The appellant
in this case was tried on a charge of Robbery contrary to Section 149 of Act
29/60.&nbsp; The particulars of the offence on
which he was tried were that on the 29th day of July 2005, at
Dote-Kumasi, the appellant, then the accused robbed on Linda Kankam, the
complainant therein of one Lady’s Black Hand bag containing her Ghanaian
Passport No. H 099053, one Motorola mobile phone with chip No. 0244426337
valued at ¢1.5 million (Gh¢150.00), a bunch of keys, valuable documents, cash
of ¢600,000.00 (Gh¢60.00), one polythene bag containing black and white sewn
cloth, one Linen material, one umbrella all to the total value of ¢360,000.00
(Gh¢36.00). Total value ¢2,475,000.00 (Gh¢247.50)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>He was convicted on the 1st day of March 2006
as a first offender and sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour
(IHL).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant
to leave granted by the High Court, Kumasi on the 18th day of
November, 2014, the appellant filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence
on two grounds, namely: -<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The conviction is bad in law and <o:p></o:p>(b) The sentence of
the trial court is harsh and excessive having regard to the circumstances of
the case.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In respect of ground (a) of the grounds of appeal,
Counsel for the appellant stated the particulars of error of law committed by
the trial judge as follows: - <o:p></o:p>“The trial judge
failed to give reasons for his decision which occasioned a substantial
miscarriage of justice having regard to the seriousness of the offence and the
nature of the evidence”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We shall
now consider the grounds of appeal in the light of the Record of Appeal, the
evidence therein contained and the applicable law.<o:p></o:p>