KEVIN DINSDALE GORMAN, MOHAMMED IBRAHIM KAMIL AND SVEN LEONARD HERB (APPELLANTS) vs. THE REPUBLIC [2009]DLCA7784

KEVIN DINSDALE GORMAN, MOHAMMED IBRAHIM KAMIL AND SVEN LEONARD HERB (APPELLANTS)... [2009]DLCA7784

Date	2009-03-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CRA H2/16/2005
Citation No.	[2009]DLCA7784

VIDA A. BAMFO J. A. (PRESIDING)

IRISMAY BROWN J.A.

VICTOR D. OFOE J.A.

KWESI BAAFO-INSTIFUL HOLDING BRIEF OF THADDEUS SORY FOR 1ST APPELLANT ADJEI LARTEY FOR 2ND APPELLANT

JOSEPH AKYEAMPONG HOLDING BRIEF OF ATTA AKYEA FOR 3RD APPELLANT ASIAMAH SARPONG (PSA) FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2009]DLCA7784
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KEVIN DINSDALE GORMAN, MOHAMMED IBRAHIM KAMIL AND SVEN LEONARD
HERB<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. CRA H2/16/2005&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 27TH MARCH, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWESI
BAAFO-INSTIFUL HOLDING BRIEF OF THADDEUS SORY FOR 1ST APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>ADJEI
LARTEY FOR 2ND APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH
AKYEAMPONG HOLDING BRIEF OF ATTA AKYEA FOR 3RD APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ASIAMAH
SARPONG (PSA) FOR THE 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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VIDA
A. BAMFO J. A. (PRESIDING), IRISMAY BROWN J.A., VICTOR D. OFOE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>VICTOR D. OFOE, JA:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Whilst the case stood adjourned for judgment,
the 2nd appellant filed a motion praying the court for leave to
adduce fresh evidence. I am in agreement with my able senior sisters’ opinion
that the application should be refused.<o:p></o:p>There
were six accused persons at the trial court. They are Kevin Dinsdale Gorman,
Mohammed Ibrahim Kamil, John David Logan , Frank David Laverick, Allan William
Hodgson and Sven Leonard Herb. They were all convicted of all the offences for which
they were charged before the trial court. The appellants before this court Kevin
Dinsdale Gorman, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamil and Sven Leonard Herb were the 1st,
2nd and 6th accused persons before the trial court. The
offences for which they were convicted I reproduce as follows:<o:p></o:p>COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Engaging
in conspiracy to commit an offence relating to narcotic drug contrary to
Section 56(c) of the Narcotic Drugs (Control Enforcement and Sanctions) Law, P.
N. D. C. L. 236.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Kevin
Dinsdale Gorman, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamil, John David Logan, Frank David
Laverick, Allan Willaim Hodgson and Sven Leohard Herb between September, 2003
and 7th January, 2004 in Spain, United Kingdom and Tema – Ghana
engaged in criminal conspiracy to commit an offence relating to narcotic drug.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT TWO<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Importation
of narcotic drug without license contrary to Section (1) of the Narcotic Drugs
(Control Enforcement and Sanctions ) Law, 1990 P. N. D. C. L. 236.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Kevin
Dinsdale Gorman, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamil and Sven Leohard Herb in or about
December, 2003 at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region and within the
jurisdiction of this court imported 588.33 kilograms of cocaine, a narcotic
drug without a license issued by the Minister of Health.<o:p></o:p>COUNT THREE<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Possession
of narcotic Drug without lawful Authority Contrary to Section 2 of the Narcotic
Drugs) Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Law, 19990 P. N. D. C. L. 236.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Kevin
Dinsdale Gorman, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamil, John David Logan, Frank David
Laverick, Allan William Hodgson and Sven Leohard Herb between 30th
December, 2003 and 7th January, 2004 at Tema&nbsp; in the Greater Accra Region and within the
jurisdiction of this court&nbsp; had in their possession
588.33 kilograms of cocaine, a narcotic drug. <o:p></o:p></main>