JUDGMENT
INTRODUCTION:
[1]. On 10th December 2024, the Appellants filed the instant appeal. The appeal is in respect of a Judgement from the District court Nkawkaw. The Judgement is dated 27th November 2024 and can be found at pages 4 -5 of the Record of Appeal [ROA].
[2]. The judgement concluded that the Appellants having pleaded guilty in open court are convicted on their own plea. The court then considered their plea for leniency and sentenced each of the convicts to 2 years imprisonment to run concurrently.
[3]. It should also be noted that before the conviction, the magistrate made the statement as below:
„‟The accused persons were not in court at the last adjourned date. They informed the court they were students which is the reason why they did not appear in court. However, during interrogation accused persons A1 and A2 confessed to the court that they were not indeed students and that they plead ]with the court. The accused persons have shown disrespect to the court‟‟
[4]. The Appel…