YAW MARFO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA4873

Date	2018-05-21
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/10/12
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4873

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

[2018]DLCA4873
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAW MARFO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></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 SUIT NO: H2/10/12&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; 21ST MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ADUAMA
OSEI &nbsp;JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE &nbsp;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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</div>DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellants and others were
charged with the following offences: Conspiracy to commit Robbery and Robbery
contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of Act 29/60 as Amended by Act 646/2003<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT
1<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY; CONTRARY
TO SECTIONS 23(1) AND 149 OF ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY ACT 646/2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>1. YAW MARFO: APPRENTICE WELDER, 2.
AKWASI THOMAS ALIAS 2-FACE: SHOEMAKER, 3. KWAME ASUO (AT LARGE): For that you
on the 26th day of January, 2006 at about 2.30am at Amakom Abrotia in
the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did act together
with a common purpose to commit crime to wit Robbery. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT
2<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ROBBERY: CONTRARY TO SECTION 149 OF
ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY ACT 646/2003. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>1. YAW MARFO: APPRENTICE WELDER, 2.
AKWASI THOMAS ALIAS 2-FACE: SHOEMAKER, 3. KWAME ASUO (AT LARGE): For that you
on the 26th day of January, 2006 at about 2.30am at Amakom Abrotia
in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did rob one
MAXWELL WIREDU of his cash, an amount of four hundred thousand cedis
(¢400,000.00). <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT
3 <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ABETMENT OF ROBBERY: CONTRARY TO
SECTIONS 20 (10 AND 149 OF ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY ACT 646/2003).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KASIM OLDMAN AZANA ALIAS 50 CENT:
BUTCHER: For that you on the 25th day of January, 2006 in Kumasi in
the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did facilitate
the commission of Robbery by providing Yaw Marfo and Akwasi Thomas with a gun. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT
4 <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>POSSESSION OF FIREARM WITHOUT
AUTHORITY: CONTRARY TO SECTIONS 1 AND 11 OF ARMS AND MMUNITION DECREE, 1972
(NRCD 9) AS AMENDED BY ARMS AND AMMUNITION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KASIM OLDMAN AZANA ALIAS 50 CENT:
BUTCHER: For that you on the 25th day of January, 2006 in Kumasi in
the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did possess
firearm without lawful authority. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The complainant is a taxi</main>