THE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT) vs. STEPHEN EISE AND JOHN AYORIGO (APPELLANTS) [2019]DLCA7819

Date	2019-04-04
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/9/2015
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7819

P.K. GYAESAYOR JA (PRESIDING)

A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA

N. C. A. AGBEVOR JA

CHARLES BAMIDUAH FOR THE APPELLANTS

ELIZABETH SACKEYFIO FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7819
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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>STEPHEN EISE
AND JOHN AYORIGO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H2/9/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 4TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES
BAMIDUAH FOR THE APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ELIZABETH
SACKEYFIO FOR THE RESPONDENT<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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P.K.
GYAESAYOR JA (PRESIDING), A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA, N. C. A. AGBEVOR JA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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</div>AGBEVOR,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is from the conviction of the two appellants by the High Court, Accra on
the 18 day of September 2008 for Robbery Contrary to Section 149 of Act 29,
1960.<o:p></o:p>The
trial court found both accused persons guilty after a trial, convicted each of
the accused and sentenced them to a term of 45 years Imprisonment with Hard
Labour each.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with their conviction and sentence they have lodged the instant appeal to this
court on the grounds that:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The High Court erred when it
relied on the evidence of the complainant to convict the appellants even though
the complainant failed to appear for cross examination by Counsel for the
Appellants despite the court order recalling him thereby occasioning gross
miscarriage of justice.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the High Court erred
when it ruled that the appellants had been sufficiently identified by the
complainant thereby occasioning gross miscarriage of justice.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the trial judge erred
when he ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond doubt.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the sentence is too
harsh.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>