GILBERT AHOUSSOU AMEGMON vs. THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT This is a Criminal Appeal against the judgment of the Circuit Court delivered by Her Honour Veronique Praba Tetteh on the 24th January 2022. The Appellant was arranged before the Trial Court and charged with three (3) Counts of Conspiracy to commit crime to wit Buying Cocoa without lawful authority contrary to Section 23 (1) of Act 29 and Section 1 of Cocoa Industry (Regulations) Act 1968 NLCD 278 and Buying Cocoa without lawful authority contrary to Section 4 (1) and (9) of Ghana Cocoa Board Act 1984 (PNDCL 81) and Attempting to export Cocoa without lawful authority contrary to Section 18 (1) of Act and Section 3 of the Cocoa Industry (Regulations) Act 1968 (NLCD 278). Appellant was convicted on Counts one (1) and two (2) to serve 5 years imprisonment on both Counts to run concurrently but he was discharged on the 3rd Count as the same was struck out by the Trial Judge as improper. GROUNDS OF APPEAL Being aggrieved, Applicant files the present appeal on 16/6/2023 on...