ATTA BONSU AND MOSES AWUAH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA4790

Date	2018-01-22
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/01/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4790

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

MARGARET MARY ADJEI TWUM FOR APPELLANT.

NO REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE.

[2018]DLCA4790
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ATTA BONSU AND MOSES
AWUAH<o:p></o:p>(1ST APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/01/17&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: 22ND JANUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

NO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADUAMA
OSEI JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>The
appellant Atta Bonsu was charged with the following offences: -<o:p></o:p>COUNT 1<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>CONSPIRACY
TO COMMIT ROBBERY CONTRARY TO SECTION 23 (1) andSECTION149 of Act 29/60 as
amended by Act 646 of 2003.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ATTA
BONSU, a trader MOSES AWUAH a carpenter on the 4th day of January 2010 at
Santase round about, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction
of this court did agree with one Moses Awuah to commit robbery.<o:p></o:p>COUNT 2<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ROBBERY
CONTRARY TO SECTION 149 OF ACT&nbsp; 29/60 AS
AMENDED BY ACT 646 OF 2003.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ATTA
BONSU, A TRADERMOSES AWUAH a carpenter on the 4th day of January 2010 at
Santase round about, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction
of this court broke into the church premises and made away with a set of
musical instruments valued at Gh¢30,000 cedis.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PLEA<o:p></o:p>Plea
of accused persons:<o:p></o:p>COUNT ONE (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOT
GUILTY<o:p></o:p>&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; A2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOT
GUILTY<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT TWO (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GUILTY
WITH EXPLANATION<o:p></o:p>&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; A2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOT
GUILTY<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Facts<o:p></o:p>The
complainant in this case was married to prophetess Hammond Osei of the Strong
Tower Global Church at Santasi Round about.&nbsp;
At dawn of 4thJanuary 2010 the 2nd Accused broke into the Church
premises and made away with a set of musical instrument; one guitar, two hand
speakers, four equalizers, four comfier and one combo, one compressor and one
trumpet.&nbsp; All these are value at
Gh¢30,000.&nbsp; The 2nd accused finding it
difficult to cart the booty away divided them into two and had one part in the
shop of one Yaw Owu</main>