AARON KWESI KAITOO (APPELLANT) vs. THE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT) [2018]DLCA7735

Date	2018-04-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H2/25/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA7735

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DENNIS ADJEI J. A.

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO J. A.

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT: ROBERT D. ALLOTEY

COUNSEL FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT: AMELEY AGYEMANG (SSA)

[2018]DLCA7735
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AARON KWESI KAITOO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;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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SUIT
NO.: H2/25/2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
26TH APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL
FOR THE APPELLANT: ROBERT D. ALLOTEY<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL
FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT: AMELEY AGYEMANG (SSA) <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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DENNIS ADJEI J. A., GERTRUDE TORKORNOO J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TORKORNOO, J. A:<o:p></o:p>Sections
173 and 174 (1) of the Criminal and other Offences
(Procedure) Act 1960, Act 30,
provide that <o:p></o:p>173. Acquittal of
accused when no case to answer<o:p></o:p>‘where at the close of the evidence in
support of the charge, it appears to the court that a case is not made out
against the accused sufficiently to require the accused to make a defence, the
court shall, as to that particular charge, acquit the accused.’<o:p></o:p>Section 174 the defence<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
At the close of the evidence in support
of the charge, if it appears to the Court that a case is made out against the
accused sufficiently to require the accused to make a defence, the court shall
call on the accused to make the defence and shall remind the accused of the
charge and inform the accused of the right of the accused to give evidence
personally on oath or to make a statement.<o:p></o:p>Section 1 (1) of
the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008 Act 749 also provides:<o:p></o:p>A person commits
the offence of money laundering if that person knows or ought to have known
that the property is or forms part of the proceeds of unlawful activity and the
person:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
converts, conceals, disguises or
transfers the property;<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;