MENSAH AND ANKRAH vs. THE STATE [1961]DLSC5418

Date	1961-01-20
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1961]DLSC5418

VAN LARE JSC

GRANVILLE SHARP JSC

AKIWUMI J.S.C.

APPELLANTS IN PERSON.

A. N. E. AMISSAH FOR THE STATE.

[1961]DLSC5418
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">MENSAH AND ANKRAH<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">THE STATE<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">[1961] GLR 64&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0"> 20TH JANUARY, 1961.<o:p></o:p>

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APPELLANTS
IN PERSON.<o:p></o:p>

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VAN LARE JSC, GRANVILLE SHARP
JSC, AKIWUMI J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF VAN
LARE, J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>Van-Lare J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. We set out
the following extract from the record of proceedings in the so-called trial of
the appellants before Charles, J. sitting with assessors - Messrs. Sakodee-
Adoo, Witty-Quaye and Amos - at the Accra Assizes of January, 1960:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“Court sums up for 1 hour 35 minutes. Mr. D. Sakodee-Adoo: - No. 3
Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd counts. No. 4 Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd
counts. No. 5 Accused Not Guilty on 1st count but guilty on 2nd count of
receiving. No. 6 Accused Not Guilty on 3rd count. Mr. J. Witty-Quaye: - No. 3
Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd counts. No. 4 Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd
counts. No. 5 Accused Not Guilty on 1st count but guilty of Receiving stolen
property on 2nd count. No. 6 Accused Not Guilty on 3rd count.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Mr. T. E. Amos: - No. 3 Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd counts. No.
4 .Accused Guilty on 1st and 2nd counts. No. 5 Accused Not Guilty of
House-breaking but guilty of receiving stolen property. No. 6 Accused Not
Guilty on the 3rd count. Judgment to be delivered on the 22nd January, 1960.
(Sgd.) M. A. Charles J. 22nd January, 1960 In the High Court of Justice, Ghana,
Eastern Judicial Division. At the Assizes holden at Victoriaborg, Accra, on
Friday, the 22nd day of January, 1960 before M. A. Charles, J. REGINA v. 1.
Emmanuel Alex Thompson 2. Braima Wangara 3. Abraham Yaw Mensah 4. Stephen
Quarshie Ankrah 5. Kwame Owusu alias Tailor Moshie etc. 6. Rebecca Afua Bentsil
(Contd.) Court as before. By Court: Judgment reserved until Monday, 25th
January, 1960. (Sgd.) M. A. Charles J. 25th January, 1960 In the High Court of
Justice, Ghana, Eastern Judicial Division. At the Assizes holden at
Victoriaborg, Accra, on Monday, the 25th day of January, 1960 before M. A.
Charles, J. Information No. 15/60 REGINA v. 1. Emmanuel Alex Thompson 2. Braima
Wangara 3. Abraham Yaw Mensah 4. Stephen Quarshie Ankrah 5. Kwame Owusu alias
Tailor Moshie alias “99” 6. Rebecca Afua Bentsil<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(Contd.)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Court as before. By Court: Judgment adjourned to Tuesday, 26th
January, 1960 (Sgd.) M. A. Charles J. 26th January, 1960 In the High Court of
Justice, Ghana, Eastern Judicial Division. At the Assizes holden at
Victoriaborg, Accra on Tuesday, the 26th day of January, 1960 before M. A.
Charles, J. Information No. 15/60 REGINA v. 1. Emmanuel Alex Thompson 2. Braima
Wangara 3. Abraham Yaw Mensah 4. Stephen Quarshie Ankrah 5. Kwame Owusu alias
Tailor Moshie alias “99” 6. Rebecca Afua Bentsil. Nos. 3, 4 and 5 Accused found
guilty on 1st and 2nd counts. Convicted accordingly. No. 6 Accused Not Guilty
on 3rd count; acquitted and discharged. By Court: Nos. 3, 4 and 5 Accused are
each asked if they have anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon
them according to law. No. 3 Accused replies:—I have nothing to say. I have
already told the Court the truth. No. 4 Accused replies:—I have nothing to say.
The evidence against me was not true. No. 5 Accused replies:—I have nothing to
say. I am begging for leniency. No. 3 Accused admits 3 p.cs. for stealing No. 4
Accused admits 3 p.cs. for stealing No. 5 Accused admits 4 p.cs. for stealing
and 1 p.c. for burglary. No. 3 Accused sentenced to 4 years I.H.L. on 1st count
No. 3 Accused sentenced to 2 years I.H.L. on 2nd count Sentences to run
concurrently. No. 4 Accused sentenced to 4 years I.H.L. on 1st count No. 4 Accused
sentenced to 2 years I.H.L. on 2nd count . Sentences to run concurrently. No. 5
Accused sentenced to 4 years I.H.L. each on the 1st and 2nd counts. Sentences
to run concurrently and with the present sentence you are now serving.
Restitution Order made in respect of the flour. (Sgd.) M. A. Charles J.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The case involving charges against the appellants of
house-breaking and stealing was by no means on the facts a simple one, and the
notes of the summing up do not assist us; nor could the summing up have much
assisted the assessors in arriving at their several opinions.<o:p></o:p>