Injustice Corrected: Sheep thief gets 10 month

Koforidua (Eastern Region) - A Koforidua High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Samuel Marful-Sau, on Tuesday quashed a 12-year jail sentence imposed on Kofi Baafi by the Asamankese Circuit Court for stealing a sheep valued at 150,000 cedis.

The judge reduced the sentence to 10 months, which covered the period the accused who was convicted by the court presided over by Mr G.K. Koomson on 12 March 2002, had served.

Varying the sentence, Justice Sau explained that the accused, a first offender, did not benefit from the theft since he was arrested during the act. He said he found the sentence "very absurd and outrageous even though lawful" and therefore allowed the appeal against the sentence.

Koforidua (Eastern Region) - A Koforidua High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Samuel Marful-Sau, on Tuesday quashed a 12-year jail sentence imposed on Kofi Baafi by the Asamankese Circuit Court for stealing a sheep valued at 150,000 cedis.

The judge reduced the sentence to 10 months, which covered the period the accused who was convicted by the court presided over by Mr G.K. Koomson on 12 March 2002, had served.

Varying the sentence, Justice Sau explained that the accused, a first offender, did not benefit from the theft since he was arrested during the act. He said he found the sentence "very absurd and outrageous even though lawful" and therefore allowed the appeal against the sentence.