COMMISSIONER OF POLICE vs. DONKOR [1994]DLSC10222

Date	1994-11-25
Suit No.	G L R 694 – 69
Citation No.	[1994]DLSC10222

VAN LARE J.S.C

SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C

CRABBE J.S.C.

APPELLANT IN PERSON.

K. DUA SAKYI DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS FOR THE RESPONDENT (THE STATE).

[1994]DLSC10222
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >COMMISSIONER
OF POLICE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DONKOR<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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R 694 – 69&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:
25TH NOVEMBER, 1994<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>APPELLANT IN PERSON.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

K. DUA SAKYI,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, FOR THE RESPONDENT, (THE STATE).<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

VAN LARE J.S.C,
SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C, CRABBE J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;VAN
LARE J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Van Lare, J.S.C. delivered the judgment of
the court.&nbsp; [His lordship narrated the
facts as set out in the headnote and continued:] It is in respect of these
facts that the appellant was convicted.&nbsp;
From his reasons, however, the trial district magistrate was satisfied
that there was no direct evidence to connect the appellant with the offence
charged, but he was of opinion that the facts and circumstances of the case
gave rise to no doubts in his mind as to the guilt of the accused and he
appeared to base this conclusion on the fact that although the appellant had
opportunity to deny the charge be given as to whether the articles could have
been stolen from the room during the time the appellant left the room for
town.&nbsp; For these reasons we allow the
appeal, quash the conviction, set aside the sentence and order an acquittal and
discharge.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;DECISION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Appeal allowed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;

Appellant acquitted and discharged.<o:p></o:p></main>