SANUSI ALHAJI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8052

Date	2015-02-19
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H2/12/2011
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8052

AYEBI (PRESIDING)

LARBI J.A. (MRS)

TANKO J.A.

[2015]DLCA8052
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SANUSI
ALHAJI<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>[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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APPEAL: SUIT NO: H2/12/2011&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;DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY, 2015<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 (PRESIDING), LARBI J.A. (MRS),
TANKO J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI, J.A:<o:p></o:p>On 30th
June, 1997, the appellant was indicted to stand trial at the High Court for the
murder of one Nuridini Sulemani contrary to Section 46 of Criminal Offences
Act, 1960 (Act 29) as amended.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
particulars stated that the appellant, then aged 21years, on 20th
day of August, 1996 at Hamile in the Upper West Region, did murder one Nuridini
Sulemani.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The basic
facts of the case are that on 16th August, 1996, the appellant
organized a record dance but it was disrupted by the rains.&nbsp; The appellant called off the dance and
advised ticket holders to keep them and present them with an additional ¢200.00
at the next dance.&nbsp; On 20th
August, 1996 the appellant organized the repeat dance.&nbsp; PW2 Yusifu Mahama and the deceased attended
the dance and presented their old tickets.&nbsp;
While PW2 was allowed onto the dancing floor, the appellant refused
entry to the deceased because his ticket was not genuine.&nbsp; A quarrel ensured between the appellant and
the deceased.&nbsp; At a point in time, it is
alleged the appellant shouted “never say
die”.&nbsp; He later removed a press knife
and stabbed the deceased with it and took to his heels with the knife.&nbsp; The deceased was rushed to the hospital but
was pronounced dead on arrival.&nbsp; After
investigations, the appellant was indicted and arraigned before a jury. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The records
show that the case was transferred from Wa and tried by a Kumasi High
Court.&nbsp; On 29th July, 1999,
the trial Judge summed up the facts and law to the jury.&nbsp; The jury after their deliberation returned a
unanimous verdict of guilty of murder against the appellant.&nbsp; In accordance with the law, the trial Judge
convicted the appellant and sentenced him to death by hanging again in
accordance with the law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Aggrieved
by the conviction, the appellant petitioned this court immediately in the
following grounds:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
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 text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:150%;
 mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">That the trial Judge erred by
 depending heavily on the statutory statement which was not an evidence on
 oath.<o:p></o:p></li>
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