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KINGSLEY AMANKWAH
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2021) JELR 109025 (SC)

Supreme Court 21 Jul 2021 Ghana
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- Three young men were convicted and sentenced to 65 years each for conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. - The prosecution provided credible evidence that the appellant was present at the crime scene. - The appellant failed to cast dou

Case Details

Suit Number:J3/04/2019
Judges:DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC, AMADU JSC
Counsel:MATHIAS YAKAH FOR THE APPELLANT. STELLA OHENE APPIAH FOR THE RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT 


DOTSE JSC:- 

PROLOGUE 

After reflecting on the sordid and traumatic events that culminated in the arrest,  successful prosecution of three young men aged 23, 21 and 22 years respectively as at  2009, and their subsequent conviction and sentence to 65 years each on charges of  conspiracy to commit crime namely robbery contrary to Sections 23 and 149 of the Criminal  and other Offences Act, 1960, Act 29 as amended by The Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act,  2003 Act 646, and robbery, contrary to section 149 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960,  Act 29 as amended by Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act 646, 2003, we deem it appropriate  to refer to the following statement. 

This statement itself was made by this court as its concluding remarks in its unanimous  judgment in the case of Frimpong alias Iboman v. The Republic [2012] 1 SCGLR 297, at  340 where we stated as follows:- 

“Before we conclude our judgment in this appeal, let us share with you the first stanza of  Rudya…

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