THE STATE vs. AMPOMAH

JUDGMENT OF SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C. Sarkodee-Adoo, J.S.C., delivered the judgment of the court: This is an appeal from a conviction of manslaughter before Ollennu J., sitting with assessors at the Assizes holden at Tamale on the 10th day of September, 1960. The appellant was charged with the murder of one Sulemanu Moshie at Bolgatanga in Northern Ghana. Each of the assessors expressed an opinion of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. The learned trial judge agreed with the opinions so expressed and found the appellant not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and convicted him accordingly and sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour. The appellant by his counsel argued the appeal on two grounds, namely:— “1. Verdict is unreasonable and cannot be supported having regard to the evidence. 2. The trial judge was wrong in law in holding that the appellant was guilty of manslaughter.” The facts are not seriously in dispute and it is ...