ISAAC YAW ATTRAM AND 4 OTHERS vs. THE REPUBLIC [2017]DLCA4918

Date	2017-11-23
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/07/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4918

KORBIEH J.A (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON J

.ACECILIA SOWAH J.A

OLIVER ATSU ABADA FOR APPELLANT

RICHARD GYAMBIBY (SSA) FOR RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4918
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ISAAC YAW
ATTRAM AND 4 OTHERS<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 OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<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: H2/07/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 23RD NOVEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OLIVER
ATSU ABADA FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RICHARD
GYAMBIBY (SSA) FOR RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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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KORBIEH
J.A (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON J,.ACECILIA SOWAH J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SOWAH,
J.A:<o:p></o:p>The appellant and two others were charged with
Conspiracy to rob and Robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the
Criminal Offence Act 1960, Act 29.&nbsp; They
were convicted by the trial High Court, Accra on 6th July, 2009 and
sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour on each count to run
concurrently.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant who was the 1st
accused at the trial filed a petition of appeal in mitigation of sentence on 18th
November, 2014 pursuant to leave granted on 11th November, 2014.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The grounds of appeal are:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the thirty years sentence imposed on the appellant is harsh in the
circumstances. <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the appellant having regretted his action is praying the Honourable Court to
reduce the sentence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the written submissions filed by counsel
on behalf of the appellant, counsel invited this court to consider the role
played by the appellant in the entire robbery, and the factors that ought to
have been considered in determining the length of sentence.&nbsp; Counsel refers to the case of Kwashie
Vs. The Republic [1971] GLR 408 and Kamil Vs. The Republic [2011] 1
SCGLR 300 as well as the new Sentencing Guidelines in support of his
arguments and submits that in the circumstances, the sentence of 30 years was
harsh.<o:p></o:p>