ITALO GERVASIO ROSERO CASTILLO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2017]DLCA5065

Date	2017-04-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/141/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5065

KUSI-APPIAH (J.A). – PRESIDING

KORBIEH (J.A.)

AGYEMANG (J.A.)

MR. AUGUSTINE OBOUR FOR THE APPELLANT

MR. K. ASIAMA-SAMPONG (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA5065
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ITALO GERVASIO ROSERO CASTILLO <o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/141/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 6TH
APRIL, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. AUGUSTINE OBOUR FOR
THE APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
K. ASIAMA-SAMPONG (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 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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KUSI-APPIAH (J.A). – PRESIDING, KORBIEH
(J.A.),AGYEMANG (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH, ( J.A.):<o:p></o:p>The
appellant ITALO GERVASIO ROSERO CASTILLO was charged and tried jointly with two
others, i.e. JOEL MEJIA DUARTE MOISES (A1) and VASQUEZ GERARDO DUARTE DAVID
(A3) at large on three counts:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conspiracy to import Narcotic Drugs
without license issued by the Minister of Health contrary to Section 23(1) of
Act 29/60 and Section 1(1) of PNDCL 236<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Importation of Narcotic Drugs without
lawful authority contrary to Section 1(1) of the Narcotic Drugs (Control
Enforcement and Sanctions) Act, 1990, PNDCL 236.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conspiracy to commit crime namely
possessing&nbsp; Narcotic Drugs contrary to
Section 23(1) of the Criminal Code, Act 29, 1960 and Section 2 of PNDCL 236.<o:p></o:p>