JUDGMENT
SOWAH J.A.
Background Facts
The appellant in this case, together with four others were convicted by the High Court, Kumasi on 10th June 2009 with conspiracy under Section 23(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and robbery under Section 149 of Act 29. They were each sentenced to various terms of imprisonment as follows:
A1, A3 and A5 were sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) effective from the 19th day of May 2002 on each of the two counts, both to run concurrently.
A4 admitted the offence. For telling the truth and assisting the Court in this manner, he received a lesser sentence of fifteen (15) years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) on each of the two counts, both to run concurrently and effective from 19th day of May 2002.
The appellant in this case, who was A2 at the trial court however received a harsher sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) on each of the two counts, both to run concurrently eff…