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ISSAKA SALIFU V. THE REPUBLIC

(2018) JELR 65223 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  SUIT NO: H2/12/2017  •  25 Oct 2018  •  Ghana

Coram
MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A, HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A

Judgement

JUDGMENT

HENRY KWOFIE J.A:

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated

the 27th day of September 2013 in which the High Court convicted the accused person of the offences of conspiracy to commit a crime namely robbery and Robbery and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment on both counts to run concurrently.

The brief facts of the case are that on the 28th of April 2003, the appellant and his accomplices attacked and robbed the complainant and his family at about 3am in their house at Mempeasem near East Legon. The appellant and his accomplices in the course of the robbery made away with GH¢40.00 and the following items:

1. 1 Sanyo TV Set

2. 1 Toshiba video deck

3. 2 Nokia Mobile phones

4. 2 Suit cases

5. 1 travelling bag

6. 1 Fida Carpet Cleaner

7. 1 Sound System

As the armed robbers were leaving the house, an alarm was raised and people in the neighbourhood were awakened by the alarm. An unidentified neighbour shot the appellant in the leg but he managed to run into a n…

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