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APOR AMOAKWAH FREDERICK V. THE REPUBLIC

(2022) JELR 110035 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  H2/27/2021  •  23 Mar 2022  •  Ghana

Coram
OFOE, J.A. (PRESIDING) MERLEY WOOD, J.A. BERNASKO ESSAH, J.A.

Judgement

V. D. OFOE, J.A.

The appellant who was the 4th accused person before the trial Circuit Court was sentenced to 25yrs for the offences of conspiracy to commit the offence of robbery and robbery. He was convicted on the 2nd of December 2013. His appeal to the High Court was dismissed on the 20th July 2017. He is aggrieved at the High Court’s dismissal of his appeal and is before us challenging the dismissal on three grounds. He has formulated the grounds of appeal as follows:

“1. The judgment cannot be supported having regard to the evidence on record

2. The court caused substantial miscarriage of justice by failing to address 4th accused’s defence adequately

3. That the sentence is harsh and excessive”

The brief facts of the prosecution’s case is that the 4th accused/appellant and 4 others were alleged to have conspired and snatch a Kia Rio vehicle from the complainant holding cutlasses and a pistol. It was the 1st accused who hired the vehicle and directed the complainant driver to Odorkor …

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