MOHAMMED IBRAHIM KAMIL vs. THE REPUBLIC [2010]DLSC4146

Date	2010-12-08
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. J3/3/2009
Citation No.	[2010]DLSC4146

ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING)

BROBBEY J.S.C

DATE-BAH (DR) J.S.C

ANSAH J.S.C.

GBADEGBE J.S.C

K. ADJEI-LARTEY FOR THE APPELLANT.

ASIAMAH SAMPONG P. S. A. FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2010]DLSC4146
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOHAMMED IBRAHIM KAMIL<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>&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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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. J3/3/2009&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: 8TH DECEMBER,
2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>K.
ADJEI-LARTEY FOR THE 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 SAMPONG P. S. A. 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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ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING), BROBBEY
J.S.C, DATE-BAH (DR) J.S.C, ANSAH J.S.C., AND GBADEGBE J.S.C<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ANSAH, JSC:<o:p></o:p>The
appellant and five others were charged jointly with a count each of the following
offences before the High Court, Accra:<o:p></o:p>&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;Count One<o:p></o:p>&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;Statement of offence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“Engaging in criminal conspiracy to commit
crime relating to Narcotic Drug contrary to section 56 (c) of the Narcotic
Drugs (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Law, PNDCL 236, 1990”. <o:p></o:p>The
particulars of offence were that: all the accused persons engaged themselves in
Spain, the United Kingdom and Tema, Ghana, on a date between September 2003 and
7th January 2004 in criminal conspiracy to commit an offence
relating to narcotic drug.<o:p></o:p>&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;
Count Two&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>&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;
Statement of Offence.<o:p></o:p>Importation
of narcotic drug without licence contrary to Section 1 of the Narcotic Drugs
Control Enforcement and Sanctions Law,1990, PNDC Law 236.<o:p></o:p>The
particulars of the offence were that the accused imported 588.33 kilograms of
cocaine a narcotic drug without a licence issued by the Minister of health.<o:p></o:p>&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;Count Three&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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, 1990 PNDCL 236.<o:p></o:p>The
particulars of the offence were that between 30 December 2003 and January 2004 the
accused persons possessed cocaine weighing 588.33 kilograms at Tema. <o:p></o:p>Count Four<o:p></o:p>Statement of Offence<o:p></o:p>Use of
property for Narcotic Offence contrary to section 10(1) (a) of the Narcotic
Drugs (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions Law) 1990, PNDCL236.<o:p></o:p>The particulars
of the offence were that the accused person, Kevin Dinsdale Gorman, used his
property House No. 33/137, Community 10, Tema, with the intention of carrying
on a narcotic offence.<o:p></o:p>