ANDOH J.: On 26 November 1973, his honour Judge A. Gogo, sitting at the Circuit Court, Hohoe, had arraigned before him two gentlemen charged with stealing ¢2,000.00 and ¢40.00 respectively. The property the subject-matter of the prosecution, was laid in the Ghana Government. Each accused pleaded guilty to the particular offence preferred against him. The learned judge accepted the plea of each accused and convicted them and on learning of their antecedents which revealed at least two previous convictions each, the learned judge sentenced them to five years’ and two years’ imprisonment with hard labour respectively.
The record of proceedings shows that about ¢30 or ¢300 out of the ¢2,000 was recovered. This was ordered to be paid into government chest. Neither of the accused persons has appealed against the conviction nor sentence or both and in view of their antecedents, I think myself that their sentences were well merited. The learned circuit judge did not order suo motu or on applic…