STEPHEN NYARKO V. THE REPUBLIC

DORDZIE, J.A.

FACTS: The appellant herein, Stephen Nyarko was convicted by the High Court Accra on 10^th of December 2010 and sentenced to 30 years IHL on charges of conspiracy and robbery.

The appellant was charged jointly with 8 other accomplices with the offences.

The facts leading to the charges are that the appellant and 8 other persons agreed together to rob one Dora Kumi. The said Dora Kumi owns a shop around the Rawlings Park in the city center and sells biscuits. On 5^th of February 2003 the victim had closed from the shop and was driving home when she was attacked at gun point by a group of armed robbers. The robbers held her at gun point, searched the car and made away with cash amounting to USD65, 000 and GHc4, 500. The robbers stole 2 mobile phones, her passport and a bunch of keys to her shop as well.

A report to the police led to the arrest of Nana Yaw Owusu the first accused and Frederic Lamptey Annan the 4^th accused. The 1^st accused during interrogations gave the names of t…