GEORGE K. OFORI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA4810

Date	2015-05-13
Suit No.	CRIMINAL MOTION SUIT NO: H3/35/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4810

KUSI-APPIAH (J.A.) – PRESIDING

GYAESAYOR (J.A.) AND SOWAH (J.A.)

MR. JOSEPH TURKSON FOR THE APPLICANT

ELIZABETH SACKEYFIO (SSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2015]DLCA4810
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE K. OFORI&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>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
MOTION SUIT NO: H3/35/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. JOSEPH TURKSON FOR THE
APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ELIZABETH
SACKEYFIO (SSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC<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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KUSI-APPIAH
(J.A.) – PRESIDING, GYAESAYOR (J.A.) AND SOWAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">KUSI-APPIAH, JA<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;"> <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The applicant is
standing trial on the offence of Extortion at the Circuit Court, Accra.&nbsp; At the close of the case for the prosecution,
a submission of no case to answer was made by Counsel on behalf of the
applicant herein.&nbsp; On 19th
September, 2013 the trial Circuit judge dismissed the submission of no case and
called upon the applicant to open his defence.&nbsp;
The applicant being dissatisfied filed a notice of appeal against this
ruling at the High Court (Fast Track Division) Accra on 30th
September, 2013.&nbsp; The High Court upon
hearing arguments from Counsel for the parties dismissed the appeal on 8th
July, 2014 for lack of jurisdiction.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Still, dissatisfied
with the dismissal of his appeal in the High court, the applicant mounted the
instant application on 25th July, 2014 before this Court for leave
to appeal against the following:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ruling
of the Circuit Court, Accra dated 19th September 2013 presided over
by NABARESE (J.) sitting as an Additional Circuit Court Judge dismissing the
Applicant’s submission of No case to Answer.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ruling
of the High Court (Fast track Division) Accra dated 8th July, 2014
presided over by HOMETOWU J., dismissing the applicant’s appeal for lack of
jurisdiction.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The basis of the
applicant’s application as can be seen by submission by Counsel and other
processes and annexures in support are:<o:p></o:p>(a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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