MUSA AWUDU @ MUSTAPHA vs. REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA8112

Date	2013-01-24
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.: H2/3/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8112

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO AMADU J.A.

MR. K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT

MR. K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8112
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MUSA AWUDU @ MUSTAPHA<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<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.: H2/3/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 24TH
JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. K. SEY FOR THE 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.
K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE 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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A.,TANKO AMADU J.A.<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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the trial
High Court delivered on 20th July 2009 in Case No. D1/73/08 titled <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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Republic<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vrs<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Carlos
Coker @ Happy<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Noel
Moss Morton @ James Anderson<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tunde
Alabi <o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Musa
Awudu @ Mustapha<o:p></o:p>The four accused were arraigned before the trial
court on two counts namely:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Conspiracy
to defraud by false pretences contrary to sections 23(1) and 131 of the
Criminal</main>