KWAKU FRIMPONG vs. THE REPUBLIC [2017]DLCA5240

Date	2017-07-12
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/16/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5240

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

APPELLANT IN PERSON

DAVID K. HODANU (SSA) FOR REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA5240
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU FRIMPONG <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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/16/2017&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;DATE:
12TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>APPELLANT IN PERSON <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DAVID
K. HODANU (SSA) FOR REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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J.A.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Background
Facts<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The appellant in this case, together with four others
were convicted by the High Court, Kumasi on 10th June 2009 with
conspiracy under Section 23(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960
(Act 29), and robbery under Section 149 of Act 29. They were each sentenced to
various terms of imprisonment as follows:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">A1, A3 and A5 were sentenced to twenty (20) years
imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) effective from the 19th day of
May 2002 on each of the two counts, both to run concurrently.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">A4 admitted the offence. For telling the truth and
assisting the Court in this manner, he received a lesser sentence of fifteen
(15) years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) on each of the two counts, both
to run concurrently and effective from 19th day of May 2002.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The appellant in this case, who was A2 at the trial
court however received a harsher sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment
with hard labour (IHL) on each of the two counts, both to run concurrently
effective from 19th day of May 2002.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Grounds
of Appeal <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Pursuant to leave granted, the appellant filed his
petition of appeal on 15th March 2017 in mitigation of sentence. He
is praying the court to temper justice with mercy and reduce the sentence to
the minimum. His grounds of appeal are:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The appellant regrets his action and is out of deep
remorse that he is praying for mitigation of </main>