THE STATE vs. AGYEMAN, ASEM AND BOAMONO [1962]DLSC1724

Date	1962-07-20
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1962]DLSC1724

KORSAH JSC

C.J. JSC

SARKODEE-ADOO JSC

CRABBE J.S.C

O. AMANKWATIA FOR THE FIRST APPELLANT.

N. Y. B. ADADE FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD APPELLANTS.

K. DUA-SAKYI D.P.P. FOR THE RESPONDENT (THE STATE).

[1962]DLSC1724
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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;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#548DD4">THE STATE <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">vs. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#548DD4">AGYEMAN, ASEM AND BOAMONO <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT]<o:p></o:p>[1962] 2 GLR 67<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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DATE:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0"> 20TH JULY, 1962.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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O.
AMANKWATIA FOR THE FIRST APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

N.
Y. B. ADADE FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

K.
DUA-SAKYI D.P.P. FOR THE RESPONDENT (THE STATE).<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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KORSAH, C.J., SARKODEE-ADOO
AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF
CRABBE, J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>Crabbe, J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The three
appellants together with another who has not appealed were convicted by Apaloo,
J. at the Kumasi Criminal Session on the 16th August, 1961, and were sentenced
to various terms of imprisonment.<o:p></o:p>The charges upon which the appellants were tried were as follows:<o:p></o:p>FIRST COUNT<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD BY FALSE PRETENCES<o:p></o:p>Contrary to section 23 (1) and 131 of the Criminal Code, 1960<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KWADJO AGYEMAN, KWASI BASARE, YAW ASEM, KWADJO BOAMONO, NURU-DEAN
KOFI DISU, and JOSEPH PAUL ARHIN, between January, 1960 and the 11th May, 1960,
at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region did with other persons unknown agree together
with a common purpose for committing a crime, namely, defrauding by false
pretences.<o:p></o:p>THIRD COUNT<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ABETMENT OF FRAUD BY FALSE PRETENCES<o:p></o:p>Section 20 (1) and 131 of the Criminal Code, 1960<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>KWADJO AGYEMAN, on the 11th May, 1960 at Bekwai in the Ashanti
Region did purposely promote the commission of a crime, namely, fraud by false
pretences, by one KWASI BASARE.<o:p></o:p>FOURTH COUNT<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD BY FALSE PRETENCES<o:p></o:p>