PATRICK MORDO (APPELLANT/APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT) [2019]DLCA7795

Date	2019-04-30
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/10/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7795

M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

KOFI BOATENG PEPRAH FOR THE APPELLANT

CECILIA ANIMAH PEPRAH TAKYI WITH HER NANA KONADU OWUSU-

BANAHENE AND AKOSUA ASANTEWAA SARPONG OSEI-AFRIYIE FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2019]DLCA7795
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PATRICK MORDO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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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>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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: H2/10/19&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: 30TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KOFI
BOATENG PEPRAH FOR THE APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CECILIA
ANIMAH PEPRAH TAKYI WITH HER NANA KONADU OWUSU-BANAHENE AND AKOSUA ASANTEWAA
SARPONG OSEI-AFRIYIE FOR THE REPUBLIC<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), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>The
appellant was arraigned before the Circuit Court, Kumasi and charged with the
offence of Robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29)
of 1960 and POSSESSING of ARMS &amp; AMMUNITION WITHOUT AUTHORITY CONTRARY to
Section 1 &amp; 11 of ARMS &amp; AMMUNITION DECREE NRCD 9.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plea:
The appellant pleaded not guilty to both counts.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Facts&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>According
to the Persecution the complainant is a taxi driver whilst the accused alleged
he is a teacher in Accra. The accused succeeded in robbing a taxi driver at
Boadi and attempted to rob another taxi driver at the same spot at Boadi but
the driver managed to escape.&nbsp; The two
drivers informed their colleagues of the conduct of the accused and described
his appearance to them.&nbsp; On the 25/5/2012
at about 3.20am complainant saw the accused by the roadside at Asafo and suspected
him to be the armed robber. Accused approached the complainant to send him to
Boadi. Complainant who became suspicions of the accused’s appearance as
described by the colleague drivers began to interrogate the accused. Accused
decided not to board the complainant’s taxi cab and took to his heels.&nbsp; Complainant gave him a hot chase and with the
help of other drivers accused was arrested.&nbsp;
A search in his hang bag discovered a locally made pistol, one life
cartridge and a dagger.&nbsp; Accused was
handed over to the police and after investigations he was charged with the offence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
prosecution called four witnesses and the accused unrepresented called no
witnesses.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>At
the end of the trial the court held; -<o:p></o:p>Per court:
- “Per the totality of evidence led, I am
convinced the <o:p></o:p>accused
committed the offences charged and I hold same as such.&nbsp; Accused is convicted and sentenced to 32
years IHL on count 1.&nbsp; On count 2 he is sentenced
to a month imprisonment.&nbsp; Sentence to run concurrently”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Signed E. Amo Yartey Esq.<o:p></o:p>