<a href="findrulings.php?searchval=LAMPTEY, J.A.&judgementtype=Presiding Judge"  class=judge>LAMPTEY, J.A.</a>: On 14th December, 1984 the Appellant, Kwame Dagarti alias Bukari was found guilty of the murder of Thomas Adika and convicted accordingly. The statutory sentence of death was passed on him, He appealed to this court against his conviction and sentence on several grounds, The facts which gave rise to the prosecution of the appellant may be briefly stated as follows,