DANIEL AYAREBA vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL [2017]DLCA5056

Date	2017-03-23
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL/MOTION NO: H3/6/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5056

KUSI-APPIAH J.A.

MR. ANTHONY NAMOO FOR THE APPELLANT/APPLICANT

MRS. MARINA APPIAH OPARE

CHIEF OF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA5056
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL AYAREBA<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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/MOTION NO: H3/6/2017&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; &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
MARCH, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ANTHONY NAMOO FOR THE
APPELLANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
MARINA APPIAH OPARE, CHIEF OF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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KUSI-APPIAH J.A. SITTING AS A SINGLE JUDGE<o:p></o:p>

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This application turns on the
correct interpretation to place on article
14(7) of the 1992 Constitution.&nbsp;
There are other ancillary matters too.&nbsp;
The article provides that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“14(7)Where a person who has served the whole or
a part of his sentence is acquitted on appeal by a court, other than the
Supreme Court, the court may certify to Supreme Court that the person acquitted
be paid compensation, and the Supreme Court may, upon examination of all the
facts and the certificate of the court concerned, award such compensation as it
may think fit, or where the acquittal is by the Supreme Court, it may order
compensation to be paid to the person acquitted.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant/applicant
(hereinafter referred to as the applicant) contends that by this provision a
person who has served the whole or a part of his sentence is acquitted on
appeal by a court, is entitled to be paid compensation upon that court
certifying same to the Supreme Court.&nbsp;
The respondent/respondent (hereinafter called the respondent) contends
otherwise.&nbsp; This is the bone of
contention in this application, but as I said earlier there are other matters
which will be unfolded shortly.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For the proper appreciation of
the facts which culminated in this application, let me give a brief background
information to this case.&nbsp; The applicant
and five others were arraigned before the High Court on two charges, namely
conspiracy to commit robbery, and robbery contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149
respectively of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).&nbsp; The jury returned a guilty verdict on both
counts and the trial judge convicted and sentenced them accordingly to 45 years
I.H.L. each on 16th June, 2011.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision
of the trial High Court, the applicant appealed against his conviction and
sentence to the Court of Appeal.&nbsp; On 25th
June, 2015 this court (differently constituted) allowed the appeal, set as</main>