MAMOUD MOHAMMED AND RICHARD BOAHENE QUAYE V. THE REPUBLIC

KANYOKE, J.A.: On the 14^th of October 2011 the appellants herein were tried and convicted for the offences of conspiracy to rob and robbery contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). Each of them was sentenced on each count to 40 years I.H.L. to run concurrently. Dissatisfied with their conviction and sentence, each of the appellants filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence. The 1^st appellant filed the notice of appeal on the 4^th November 2011 whilst the 2^nd appellant filed his notice of appeal on the 16^th day of November 2011. The 1^st appellant initially filed four grounds of appeal and subsequently filed thirty (30) additional grounds of appeal pursuant to leave granted by this court on 5^th September 2012. On the 26^th of March 2013, counsel for the 1^st appellant, with the leave of the court, withdrew all the previously filed original and additional grounds of appeal and replaced same with the following new grounds of appeal:

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