BISSAH vs. THE STATE

Azu Crabbe J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. The appellant was convicted in the High Court, Ho, on 18 October 1965, before Sowah J. sitting with a jury, for the murder of one Emmanuel Kodjoe Agbobli at Ativi Cottage in the Volta Region on 31 October 1963. That the deceased died from gun shot wounds was not disputed, and according to the doctor who performed the post-mortem examination, the shots must have been fired from the right side of the deceased and were at close range. The events out of which the charge arose relate to land litigation between the Chief of Dapaa, Nana Kwaku Gyampoh III and the appellant, the Omanhene of Dodo Amanfro. On 17 July 1962, Nana Gyampoh III obtained judgment in a case, and the appellant, having appealed from that judgment to the Supreme Court, applied to that court on 3 March 1963, for an interim injunction, and for the appointment of a receiver and manager. The appellant's application was granted, and Mr. E. S. Jeffrey, then the High Court...