EMMANUEL ADJEI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLHC17227

Date	2018-12-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO.:CR/268/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC17227

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE CHARLES EDWARD EKOW BAIDEN

MERCY ARTHUR ESQ

[2018]DLHC17227
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk152146143">EMMANUEL ADJEI<o:p></o:p></a>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO.:CR/268/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 21ST DECEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

THE APPELLANT REPRESENTING
HIMSELF MERCY ARTHUR ESQ., FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM
<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE CHARLES EDWARD EKOW BAIDEN<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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</div>The Complainant was a nurse by profession and lived in the United States of America. The first Accused was a goldsmith whilst
the Appellant was a gold dealer who resided at Kasoa
in the Central Region. During
the month of April, 2011, the Complainant arrived in Ghana to look for gold to buy. The
Complainant came into contact with one Johnny, who introduced the Appellant and
his Accomplice as being in the
position to assist him to get the gold. The Appellant and his Accomplice collected an amount of
GHC 30,000 from the Complainant
to supply him half kilogram of gold within five days but they were able to
provide the Complainant only 230.6grams of gold. The Appellant and his
Accomplice failed to supply
the Complainant with the remaining
269.4 grams and went into hiding.
A report was made at the Odorkor Police
and the Appellant’s Accomplice who was the first Accused person was initially arrested at his shop at Kasoa. In the cause of investigations, 42.0grams of gold was retrieved
from the first Accused person.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Appellant was later arrested and together, they were charged with conspiracy to
commit crime, to wit defrauding by false pretenses and defrauding by false
pretenses, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 131 of the Criminal Offence Act,
1960, (Act 29). The first Accused was found
innocent of the offences charged