PRINCE NTIM JUNIOR (ACCUSED/APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC (REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT)

ADJEI, J.A: This appeal is against the decision of the High Court delivered on 28th February 2017 which affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court, Accra delivered on 10th July 2015. On September 2014, the Appellant herein and one other were arraigned before the Circuit Court, Accra. The Appellant, who was the first accused, was charged with three counts of offences, namely, falsely pretending to be a public officer contrary to section 237 of Act 29/60, possessing forged documents contrary to section 166 of Act 29/60, and defrauding by false pretence contrary to section 131(1) of Act 29/60. The other accused person, Alexander Kwaku Asare, was also charged with abetment of crime to commit fraud with the Appellant herein contrary to section 20(1) and 131(1) of Act 29/60 and was jointly charged with the Appellant herein with the offence of defrauding by false pretence contrary to section 131(1) of Act 29/60. The brief facts of the case presented before the trial Circuit Court were t...