WONDER NWANI
V.
THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT 

SOWAH, (J.A):  

This is a second appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court which convicted the  appellant on 18th December 2017 on two counts with defilement of an 11 year old girl  contrary to section 101 of the Criminal and other Offences Act 1960, Act 29. The  appellant pled guilty to the charges; was convicted on his own plea and sentenced to 12  years IHL. 

The appellants appeal for mitigation of sentence to the High Court was not successful.  In the judgment on appeal dated 18th February 2020, the Court did not consider that the  sentence of 12 years IHL was manifestly harsh considering the aggravating factors and  dismissed the appeal. 

In the appeal before us, the appellant is praying that we reduce his sentence to the  minimum in exercise of our discretion. His grounds of appeal are: 

1. That the sentence imposed on the appellant is harsh and excessive considering the  conditions of detention within the prison confines. Hence his plea for reduction of his  sentence…