ALHAJI YUSIF ALHASSAN @ OBOLO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLCA8452

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/1/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8452

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO (MRS.) J.A.

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.

MR. P. K. O. MENSAH FOR APPELLANTS

MR. MARIE LOUISE SIMMONDS (ASA) FOR RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA8452
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALHAJI YUSIF ALHASSAN @ OBOLO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO: H2/1/2014&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; &nbsp;DATE: 29TH FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
P. K. O. MENSAH FOR APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
MARIE LOUISE SIMMONDS (ASA) FOR 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), TORKORNOO (MRS.) J.A., DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI,
(J. A.):<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-31.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In this case, the appellant was charged
with one count of murder contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other
Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) as amended.&nbsp;
He originally pleaded not guilty to the charge.&nbsp; But the principal issue raised in the appeal
is whether or not in plea bargaining, the plea of the accused should be taken
on the original charge for him to plead not guilty but guilty to a lesser
offence not charged and whether or not the plea of guilty to the lesser charge
in a statement by counsel for the accused rather than the accused himself is
wrong in law and has occasioned a substantial miscarriage of justice to the
accused.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-31.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The case itself has a history which in
my view justifies the popular saying that justice delayed especially the trial court
is justice denied.&nbsp; The Attorney in his
written submission revealed that the appellant, one of his wives and two other
young men were arrested and indicted for conspiracy to commit murder, attempted
murder and murder in 2007.&nbsp; Before the
trial commenced, one of the two young men fell sick in prison and later died
while on bail.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-31.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial itself started in Sunyani
High Court in 2008.&nbsp; </main>