JUSTICE DZOKOTO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA5117

Date	2018-07-24
Suit No.	APPEAL NO. H2/18/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5117

V.D. OFOE J.A (PRESIDING)

B.F. ACKAH-YENSU J.A

I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A

[2018]DLCA5117
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JUSTICE
DZOKOTO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;vs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. H2/18/17&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</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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V.D.
OFOE J.A (PRESIDING), B.F. ACKAH-YENSU J.A, I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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In the High Court Accra, the Appellant and
one other were convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment each on
the two count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery contrary to Sections 231
and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29 as amended by the Criminal
Code (Amendment) Act 2003, Act 646, and robbery contrary to Section 149 of the
Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29 as amended by the Criminal Code (Amendment)
Act 2003, Act 646.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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In his judgment, the Trial Judge delivered
as follows:<o:p></o:p>“From
the admissions of the first accused person, (not the Appellant herein) he
agreed and acted together with the second accused (Appellant herein) to rob the
1st accused person’s uncle at Kasoa.&nbsp;
It was the first accused person, Atta Kofi, who drove the second accused
person and another person to his uncle’s house, showed them where the house was
and waited for them to rob his uncle after which they returned with the stolen
money and they drove back to Accra. The prosecution established beyond
reasonable doubt that the two accused persons agreed and acted together to rob
the first accused person’s uncle at Kasoa.&nbsp;
They used force because during the robbery, the other accomplice who is
at large held a machete with which they threatened the woman from whom they
robbed of the €7,300 (Euros).&nbsp; There was
an intention to prevent or overcome the resistance of the woman they met in the
first accused person’s uncle’s house.&nbsp; It
was the two accused persons who conspired and robbed the first accused person’s
uncle of his money.&nbsp; They are both
convicted on both charges of the offences leveled against them.&nbsp; They are each sentenced to fifteen (15) years
imprisonment on both counts to run concurrently”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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By notice filed on 24/03/2017, the Appellant
has appealed to this court on four grounds of appeal as set out in the notice
of appeal.&nbsp; In the written submission of
the Appellant all grounds except one which seeks reduction of the sentence
imposed on the Appellant were abandoned.&nbsp;
Accor</main>