GEORGE K. OFORI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2015]DLCA8297

Date	2015-05-18
Suit No.	CRIMINAL MOTION SUIT N0: H3 /35 /2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8297

KUSI-APPIAH (J.A.) – PRESIDING

GYAESAYOR (J.A.)

SOWAH (J.A.)

MR. JOSEPH TURKSON FOR THE APPLICANT

ELIZABETH SACKEYFIO (SSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2015]DLCA8297
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE K. OFORI<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT / APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" 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
/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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 N0:&nbsp;&nbsp; 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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
18TH
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.), SOWAH (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><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">KUSI-APPIAH,
JA<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">:<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&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 lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&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) <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">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)
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">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 lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&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;