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RAPHAEL ADZINI
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2014) JELR 64336 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 May 2014 Ghana
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- The appellant was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. - The trial court convicted the appellant and sentenced him to 18 years imprisonment. - The appellant appealed the conviction on several grounds, including unreasonable judgment

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Suit Number:CRIMINAL APPEAL SUIT NO. H2/18/2013
Judges:APALOO JA (PRESIDING), OFOE JA, WELBOURNE JA
Counsel:MR. IGNITIUS DE PAUL FOR THE APPELLANT,MR. MATTHEW AMPONSAH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY

APALOO JA

The Appellant was charged together with two others with conspiracy to commit Robbery contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29/60) as amended by Act 646.

For the record it will be appropriate to state that in the Court below the first accused, convict Aaron Tay alias Elorm was alone charged with two counts of Robbery in the same trial.

At the end of the trial the three accused persons including the Appellant were convicted on the charge of conspiracy to commit Robbery and were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. The Appellant was sentenced to 18 years IHL. Pursuant to this conviction and sentence the Appellant has appealed to this court on the following grounds;

“1. The Judgment and conviction of the Appellant are unreasonable having regard to the evidence before the Court.

2. The learned trial Judge erred in law by refusing to follow Arhin @ Paul Mall v. The Republic [1995-96] 1 GLR 190 CA holding one, and in preferring to follow Agogrobisa…

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