KOFI SARFO (APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC [2019]DLCA7718

Date	2019-11-26
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/09/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7718

M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

[2019]DLCA7718
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI SARFO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO:
H2/09/19&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: 26TH
NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</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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M.
OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>The
appellant, was charged with the offence of conspiracy to commit crime, contrary
to Section 23(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, (Act 29) and Robbery,
contrary to Section 149 of the same act.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT
ONE<o:p></o:p>STATEMNET
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>CONSPIRACY
TO COMMIT CRIME CONTRARY TO SECTION 23(1) OF THE CRIMINIAL OFFENCES ACT 1960
(ACT 29).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>1.KOFI
SARFO: Unemployed. (2) KWABENA BREFO @ ABEDI: Kenta weaver (3) KWAKU AMANKWAH @
AMASS: DRIVER, (4) PRINCE ODAME @ ADICO (AT LARGE), (5). KWAKU AMOAH @ OPK (AT
LARGE). On or about the 14TH day of February 2008 at Kona in the
Afigya Sekyere District in the Ashanti region did agree to act together with a
common purpose to commit crime to wit: ROBBERY<o:p></o:p>COUNT
TWO<o:p></o:p>STATEMNET
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Robbery
contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KOFI
SARFO: Unemployed. (2) KWABENA BREFO @ ABEDI: Kenta weaver (3) KWAKU AMANKWAH @
AMASS: DRIVER: On or about the 14TH day of February 2008 at Kona in
the Ashanti Region did rob one George&nbsp;
Adu @ Olege of his Gh¢5,000.00 at gun point.<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>Complainant
George Adu alias Olege is a trader who deals in Kente clothes at Kona in the
Ashanti Region.&nbsp; Complainant and suspects
are all natives of Kona. 1st suspect Kofi Sarfo and his two
accomplices now at large hatched a plan to attack and rob complainant.&nbsp; They ambushed complainant in his house and
when they realized that he had entered his room, in their masked faces, they
attacked him at gun point. Complainant courageously struggled with the 1st
suspect while the two accomplices, Prince Odame alias Adico and Kwaku Amoah
alias OPK bolted away with a cash sum of Gh¢5,000.00.&nbsp; Complainant raised an alarm and 1st
suspect Kofi Sarfo was arrested by a group of people led by one Kwaku Opoku, a
witness in the case.&nbsp; 1st
suspect in his statement to the police alleged that he was supplied with the
gun and ammunition by Kwaku Amankwah alias AMASS and KWABENA BREFO
respectively.&nbsp; They have all denied
knowledge of the robbery.&nbsp; However,
Kwabena Brefo admitted having sold ammunition to 1st accused, which
according to him was meant for hunting purposes.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PLEA – The charge was read and
explained to the accused persons in Twi.<o:p></o:p>Count
1<o:p></o:p>1st
accused&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Guilty<o:p></o:p>2nd
accused&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Guilty<o:p></o:p>3rd
accused&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Guilty<o:p></o:p>