KOBINA BADU AIKINS vs. THE REPUBLIC [2012]DLCA8629

Date	2012-07-12
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.: H2/6/11
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8629

YAW APPAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

OFOE J.A.

AYEBI J.A.

MR. FRANK NARTEY FOR DEFT/APPELLANT

MR. FRANK DONKOR FOR PLT/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA8629
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOBINA BADU AIKINS<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO.:&nbsp; H2/6/11&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; &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: 12TH JULY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
FRANK NARTEY FOR DEFT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
FRANK DONKOR FOR PLT/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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YAW
APPAU J.A. (PRESIDING), OFOE J.A., AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>On 29th
July 2010, an Accra High Court convicted the appellant on the charges of:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Attempted
exportation of narcotic drug contrary to s.56(a) and section 1 of the Narcotic
Drugs (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Act, 1990 (PNDC Law 236).<o:p></o:p>and<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Possession
of narcotic drug contrary to section 2 of the Narcotic (Control, Enforcement
and Sanctions) Act, 1990 (PNDC Law 236).<o:p></o:p>Upon the
conviction, the statutory sentence of 10 years IHL on each count to run
concurrently was imposed on him.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant has
appealed against both conviction and sentence on five grounds as follows:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge erred in refusing to uphold the submission of no case and
calling on the accused to open his defence.<o:p></o:p>