JUDGMENT
The Appellant herein filed a petition of appeal on the 19th of December 2024 against the sentence by the Koforidua Circuit Court. The appellant was charged with the offence of unlawful entry and stealing contrary to Sections 152 and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 Act 29. He was arraigned before the trial court on the 9th of January 2018 wherein he pleaded not guilty to the counts after same were read and explained to him in the English Language.
After a full trial, the accused was on the 12th of June 2018 found guilty, convicted and sentenced to two years IHL for the offence of unlawful entry and eight (8) years IHL for the offence of stealing. It is against this sentence that the appellant filed the instant appeal.
GROUNDS OF APPEAL
The grounds of appeal filed are that:
That the Honourable Court should temper justice with mercy and commute the sentence to the barest minimum considering the facts of the case.
That the Appellant has deeply regretted his actions, and …