EKOW ESSUMAN vs. THE REPUBLIC [2016]DLHC9242

Date	2016-07-20
Suit No.	CASE NO. F22/14/16
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC9242

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH

JOHN MERCER FOR THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT

PATIENCE KLINOGO CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE REPUBLIC/ RESPONDENT

[2016]DLHC9242
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EKOW ESSUMAN<o:p></o:p>(ACCUSED/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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CASE NO. F22/14/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
20TH JULY 2016.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN MERCER
FOR THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PATIENCE
KLINOGO, CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE REPUBLIC/ RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This criminal
appeal is in a very small compass.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appeal is
from the decision of the Tarkwa Circuit Court delivered 11/05/2016, overruling
the Submission of No Case” by learned
Counsel for the Accused.&nbsp; On record, Ekow
Essuman, the Accused/Appellant herein was charged with the offence of “Issue
of false cheque contrary to S.313(A)(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 29/60”. &nbsp;(See:
p1 of the record of appeal). <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;In an attempt to prove its case, the
Prosecution called 3 witnesses and closed its case with the evidence of the
Police Investigator. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>As stated
supra, at the close of the Prosecution’s case, Counsel for the Accused made a
submission of No Case but it was overruled by the trial Circuit Court.&nbsp; In the result, the Accused was called upon to
enter into his defence.&nbsp; The ruling of
the trial court dismissing learned Counsel’s submission of No Case has given
rise to this instant appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Grounds of Appeal:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Ruling has
been severely attacked on all fronts, as per the grounds of appeal listed here
below.&nbsp; These are that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial judge erred in dismissing
the submission of no case to<o:p></o:p>answer
made for and on behalf of Accused person when the<o:p></o:p>Prosecution
had led no evidence to prove the essential ingre-<o:p></o:p>dients
for which the Accused stands trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the learned trial judge erred in
disregarding pertinent legal issues<o:p></o:p>raised
before him and arriving at a conclusion without a judicial<o:p></o:p>consideration
of those issues.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>