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ATTA BONSU AND MOSES AWUAH
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2018) JELR 66461 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Jan 2018 Ghana
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- The appellant, Atta Bonsu, and another individual, Moses Awuah, were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. The charges stemmed from an incident on January 4, 2010, where they allegedly broke into a church and stole musica

Case Details

Suit Number:CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/01/17
Judges:ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA
Counsel:MARGARET MARY ADJEI TWUM FOR APPELLANT; NO REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE.

DZAMEFE, JA

The appellant Atta Bonsu was charged with the following offences: -

COUNT 1

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY CONTRARY TO SECTION 23 (1) andSECTION149 of Act 29/60 as amended by Act 646 of 2003.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ATTA BONSU, a trader MOSES AWUAH a carpenter on the 4th day of January 2010 at Santase round about, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this court did agree with one Moses Awuah to commit robbery.

COUNT 2

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

ROBBERY CONTRARY TO SECTION 149 OF ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY ACT 646 OF 2003.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ATTA BONSU, A TRADERMOSES AWUAH a carpenter on the 4th day of January 2010 at Santase round about, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of this court broke into the church premises and made away with a set of musical instruments valued at Gh¢30,000 cedis.

PLEA

Plea of accused persons:

COUNT ONE (1) - A1 - NOT GUILTY

A2 - NOT GUILTY

COUNT TWO (2) - A1 - GUILTY WITH EXPLANATION

A2 - NOT GUILTY

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