JUDGMENT
This appeal fulcrums on the decision of the Circuit Court, Berekum. The Appellant was arraigned before the trial court on 19th July 2024 on two charges, all contrary to the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). Count one was the use of offensive weapon and count two, causing harm contrary to Section 70 and 69 respectively of Act 29. He pleaded guilty with explanation to count one but guilty simpliciter to count two. The same day, the Appellant was remanded into prison custody to reappear on 2nd August 2024. On 2nd August 2024, upon his explanation which the trial judge rejected as being unreasonable, the trial judge convicted him on both counts and proceeded to sentence him to two years’ imprisonment in hard labour on count one and ten years’ imprisonment in hard labour on count two. The sentences were to run concurrently.
Being aggrieved by the sentence, the Appellant filed the instant Notice of Appeal pursuant to leave granted by this Court on 13th November 2024 on the sole …