KOFI TWENEBOAH vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA5173

Date	2018-01-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/5/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5173

IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH (J.A)

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH MRS.( J.A)

WIAFE DANKWA ESQ. - (FOR THE APPELLANT)

VINCENT NYINAKU ESQ. SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY WITH HIM NANA AISHA

SALIFU ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY -(FOR THE RESPONDENT)

[2018]DLCA5173
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI TWENEBOAH<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, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/5/17&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 16TH JANUARY,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>WIAFE DANKWA ESQ. - (FOR
THE APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>VINCENT NYINAKU ESQ.
SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY WITH HIM NANA AISHA <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SALIFU
ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY -(FOR THE RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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IRENE
CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING), L. L. MENSAH (J.A), ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
MRS.( J.A)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>IRENE CHARITY LARBI&nbsp; (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 4th Accused/Convict/Appellant
was convicted and sentenced to twenty-five (25) years IHL on charges of Conspiracy
and Robbery
to run concurrently by the High Court, Cape-Coast on 18th June,
2010.<o:p></o:p>The Appellant on 10th May, 2017
appealed against sentence pursuant to leave granted by this court. &nbsp;The ground of appeal reads as follows:<o:p></o:p>“a. That since the Appellant was a
first time offender, the<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;custodial sentence of twenty-five (25) years
I.H.L&nbsp; imposed on him was rather harsh
and excessive”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The brief facts of the &nbsp;case are that:-<o:p></o:p>On 26th January, 2007, one
Kwabena Owusu, a sales representative and Illiasu Gibrim who is a driver and
both employees of Yadsky Ghana Limited were aboard the company’s Nissan Pick-Up
on sales rounds.&nbsp; As they moved towards
Odoben through Brakwa, they saw that the road had been blocked for them to slow
down.&nbsp; It was at this juncture that the
accused persons fired a gun and the occupants in the vehicle were forced to get
down.&nbsp; The accused persons demanded the
sales they had made.&nbsp; They quickly
pointed to where the money was and the accused persons picked the money.&nbsp; It turned out that when the gun was fired
some of the pellets hit A1 (Kwamena
Carter).&nbsp; Subsequently, they all fled
the scene.&nbsp; A2 and A3 accompanied A1 to a
herbalist for treatment.&nbsp; The Police had
information and went there and arrested A2 and A3.&nbsp; A1 managed to escape but he, realising the
nature of his injury went back to the police and handed himself over.&nbsp; A4 who had succeeded in running away was
later arrested </main>