AGANTULGO AGANA JOSEPH, OLEVIEL SOLOMON AND OSEI ABRAHAM vs. THE REPUBLIC [2021]DLCA11022

Date	2021-12-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MA/1/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA11022

ADJEI JA.

OWUSU-OFORI J.

ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) J.

ASARE-BOTWE J

SAMUEL ERICKSON ABAKAH FOR APPELLANTS

SQUADRON LEADER ADUSA-NANA AKUA AGYEMANG FOR RESPONDENT WITH CAPT. A ANDZIMA ABRAHAM

[2021]DLCA11022
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><ol><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%;">AGANTULGO AGANA JOSEPH, OLEVIEL
SOLOMON AND OSEI ABRAHAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ol> (APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. MA/1/2021 &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
8TH DECEMBER, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL ERICKSON ABAKAH FOR APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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LEADER ADUSA-NANA AKUA AGYEMANG FOR RESPONDENT WITH CAPT. A ANDZIMA ABRAHAM<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADJEI JA., OWUSU-OFORI J., ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)
J.,
ASARE-BOTWE J<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the General Court Martial, sitting at the
Air Force Base, Takoradi, presided over by His Lordship P. Bright Mensah J (as
he then was) as the Judge Advocate.&nbsp; The
verdict is dated the 10th of July, 2019.<o:p></o:p>The
offences against the Appellants were as follows: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;207323
ACII AGANTULGO AGANA JOSEPH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;COUNT 1: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conspiracy to Commit Robbery Contrary to <o:p></o:p>Section 48 of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act
105)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COUNT
2:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Offence Punishable Under Section 78 of the
Armed Forces Act (Act 105) Robbery Contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal
Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COUNT
3:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Offence Punishable Under Section 78 of
the Armed Forces Act, (Act 105) that is to say Causing Harm Contrary to Section
69 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COUNT
5:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absented Himself Without Leave Contrary to
Section 29 of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act 105)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COUNT
6:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Act to the Prejudice of Good Conduct and
Discipline Contrary to Section 54 of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act 105)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;