THE REPUBLIC vs. ALIM YAAO DAUDA AND RAZAK ACHINO [2012]DLHC8243

Date	2012-09-13
Suit No.	COURT CASE No D2\|9\|11
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC8243

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

MARIE LOUISE-SIMONS FOR THE REPUBLIC

PAUL ADU GYAMFI FOR THE ACCUSED PERSONS

[2012]DLHC8243
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALIM YAAO DAUDA AND RAZAK ACHINO<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COURT
CASE No D2|9|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;DATE: 13TH
SEPTEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARIE
LOUISE-SIMONS FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PAUL
ADU GYAMFI FOR THE ACCUSED PERSONS<o:p></o:p>

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LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

</div>Gentlemen of the
jury, having successfully gone through the trial of the accused persons, Alim
Yaao Dauda and Razak Achino, it is now my duty to sum up the deliberations for
your further action that will enable me bring the trial to a close. I therefore
urge you to listen with rapt attention whilst I direct you as to your next line
of action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Accused persons are
charged with two counts. The first count is conspiracy to commit murder
contrary to sections 23(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of Ghana, 1960
(Act 29). The second count is on the substantive offence of murder as provided
under section 46 of Act 29. The details of the counts are in the following
terms:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p>Statement of offence:
conspiracy to commit murder contrary to sections 23(1) and 46 of Act 29/1960.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE:<o:p></o:p>(1) Alim Yaao Dauda,
Porter; (2) Razak Achino, farmer, and one other person now at large: On or
about the 26th day of May, 2009 at Ejura in the Ashanti Region and
within the jurisdiction of this court did act together with a common purpose to
intentionally cause the death of one Alice Duut by unlawful harm.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT TWO<o:p></o:p>Statement of offence:
murder contrary to section 46 of Act 29/1960<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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Alim Yaao Dauda, Porter; Razak
Achino farmer and one other person now at large: on or about the 26th
day of May, 2009 at Ejura in the Ashanti Region and within the jurisdiction of
this court did intentionally cause the death of one Alice Duut by unlawful
harm.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The case of the prosecution,
as portrayed in the particulars of the charges is that the accused persons
acted together with a third person, at large, to unlawfully murder the one
Alice Duut. It is not disputed that the deceased, a bread baker, and who was
nursing a one month old baby was shot on the abdomen on the night of 26th
May, 2009. The incident took place at her home at Ejura, near the new market,
where she lived in a communal house with her husband and other family members.
Her husband, called Mathew Njourkone Kojo, gave evidence for the prosecution at
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