GODWIN BOTER AND MUSTAPHA ABDULAI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2017]DLCA4825

Date	2017-06-27
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/12/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4825

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

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

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

EMMANUEL AMOAH FOR THE APPELLANTS

NANA AMA ADINKRAH FOR RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4825
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GODWIN BOTER AND MUSTAPHA ABDULAI<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/12/2016&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;DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2017<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL AMOAH FOR THE APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NANA AMA ADINKRAH FOR RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</div>CORAM:
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E. K. AYEBI J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (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; This is an appeal against the judgment of the
High Court, Kumasi sitting in its appellate capacity dated 30th
July, 2014. The facts leading to this appeal are that the complainant in the
case, one George Arkon, who is a shoe seller stays at Breman while A1 and A2
the appellants herein are both auto mechanics and stay at Breman and Tarkwa
Markro respectively. A third suspect in the case known as Kowah is at large. On
2/12/12 about 4:00am, the Complainant went to the Breman lorry station to board
a vehicle to Kejetia. &nbsp;Whilst the
complainant was standing there he saw the appellants and the third suspect approaching
him with a knife and clubs. The complainant on seeing them took to his heels
but he was chased by the appellants and the third suspect who got a hold of
him. The complainant was then stabbed with a knife beside the left armpit by
one of them whom he could not identify among the three. The three then forcibly
took from the complainant a cash amount of GH₡800.00, a Samsung mobile phone valued at
GH₡120.00,
four pairs of men’s shoes valued at GH₡28.00 and a leather bag valued at GH₡25.00, all to the total value of GH₡973.00. The three of them then fled and
shared the items. <o:p></o:p>2.
On 28/12/12 about 4:00 pm, the complainant was at Kejetia when he spotted
Godwin Boter with the leather bag and identified it as his. The complainant
arrested Godwin Boter and sent him to the Police Station where a report was
made. The complainant was issued with a medical form to attend the hospital.
Godwin Boter later led the Police to Tarkwa Maakro and identified Mustapha
Abdulai the second appellant herein as one of his accomplices. The appellants
herein admitted the offence in their investigation caution statements. The
three accused persons were arraigned before the Circuit Court, KMA, Kumasi on
31st December 2012, Kumasi and charged wit</main>