ADINKRA KOFI AGYEMAN @ GYAMFI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA8555

Date	2016-11-22
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.NO: H2/05/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8555

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

NENE AHUMAH KORDA LED BY KOFI ADDO FOR APPELLANT PRESENT

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE STATE

[2016]DLCA8555
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADINKRA KOFI AGYEMAN @ GYAMFI<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;
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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.NO: H2/05/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">22ND <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NENE AHUMAH KORDA LED BY KOFI ADDO FOR APPELLANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO LEGAL
REPRESENTATION FOR THE STATE<o:p></o:p>

E. K. AYEBI
(PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI, JA<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
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On 4th March
2004, the appellant was indicted before the High Court, Kumasi on charge of
causing harm by the use of offensive weapon contrary to section 70 of Act 29 of
1960.&nbsp; The particulars state that on 20th
day of May 2002 at Akropong in the Ashanti Region, the appellant did cause harm
to Victoria Adjinku by pouring a highly corrosive liquid on her head.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
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The appellant pleaded not
guilty to the charge.&nbsp; At the trial, the
prosecution called seven witnesses including the victim Victoria Adjinku.&nbsp; The appellant gave evidence but called no
witness.&nbsp; The trial judge then summed up
the evidence and the applicable law to the jury.&nbsp; By a majority of 6 to 1, the jury returned a
verdict of guilty of the charge against the appellant.&nbsp; On 19th August 2004, the trial
judge convicted the appellant and sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment with
hard labour.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pursuant to the leave of
this court granted in December 2011, the appellant launched this appeal against
both conviction and sentence.&nbsp; The
grounds are that:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
sentence is too harsh and</main>