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INNOCENT AGBEDAM
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2025) JELR 113130 (HC)

High Court 28 Feb 2025 Ghana
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- Appellant was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for preparation to commit crime to wit, robbery, contrary to Section 19 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), after pleading guilty simpliciter without legal

Case Details

Suit Number:CR/0168/2023
Judges:COMFORT KWASIWOR, J
Counsel:JAMES KOFI AFEDO WITH DORCAS AYELEY CLOTTEY AND ABIGAIL ELORM ADIKAH FOR THE APPELLANT- PRESENT WATKINS ADAMAH WITH SELASSIE KAVIANU FOR THE REPUBLIC – PRESENT
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

By a petition of appeal filed on 08/02/2023, the appellant stated their grounds of appeal as follows;

(a) The charge and the conviction are not supported by the facts on record.

(b) The arrest and the whole proceedings (trial) founded on same was wrong in law.

The appellant was charged with the offence of preparation to commit crime to wit Robbery contrary to Section 19 of the Criminal and other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The accused pleaded guilty simpliciter to the offences charged.

The brief facts of the case are that, complainant Samuel Asamoah is a mobile money vendor in Obediben East Airport whilst accused/convict, Innocent Agbedam is a Driver in Ashaiman. In the early month of January, 2023, accused/convict approached a witness in this case, Francis Oppong and informed him he has some friends of his, putting in place plans to rob complainant of his money when he closes from work in the evening and as such wanted him to join and assist in the operation. Witness who was not …

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