STATE vs. OBENG AND OTHERS [1967]DLHC1545

Date	1967-03-05
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1967]DLHC1545

AMISSAH J. A.

J. N. K. TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS AND P.V.A. ADJETEY FOR THE STATE.

J. C. ARMAH FOR BOSSMAN FOR THE FIRST RESPONDENT.

JOE REINDORF FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

H. P. SWANIKER FOR THE THIRD RESPONDENT.

[1967]DLHC1545
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STATE <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>OBENG AND OTHERS <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1967] GLR 91<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
5 MARCH, 1967<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J. N. K. TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
AND P.V.A. ADJETEY, FOR THE STATE.<o:p></o:p>

J. C. ARMAH FOR BOSSMAN FOR THE FIRST RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

JOE REINDORF FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

H. P. SWANIKER FOR THE THIRD RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AMISSAH J. A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF AMISSAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>The State
appeals, in this case, against the acquittal of the three respondents by the
circuit court on charges connected with the smuggling of things from prison and
out of prison. As most of the issues of the appeal turn on the nature of the
charges, clarity demands that these charges be reproduced in full. They are as
follows:<o:p></o:p>First
Count<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Smuggling
things from a prisoner contrary to section 228 of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act
29) (as amended by Act 293).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Joseph
Kwami Obeng, on or about 22 May 1966, at Ussher Fort Prison, Accra, in the
Eastern Region without authority from the prison superintendent conveyed a
thing, namely, a letter from one Emmanuel Humphrey Tetteh Korboe through one
Osei Owusu Afriyie both persons then being prisoners in the Ussher Fort Prison,
Accra.<o:p></o:p>Second
Count<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Attempted
smuggling things out of prison contrary to sections 18 (2) and 228 of the
Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29) (as amended by Act 293).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Joseph
Kwami Obeng, on or about 22 May 1966, at Ussher Fort Prison, Accra, in the
Eastern Region, without authority from the prison superintendent attempted to
convey a letter from one Emmanuel Humphrey Tetteh Korboe, through one Osei
Owusu Afriyie, both persons being prisoners, out of the Ussher Fort Prison.<o:p></o:p>Third
Count<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>