THE REPUBLIC vs. ALIANGE YAO KUMAH AND 4 OTHERS [2018]DLHC4079

Date	2018-07-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. 02/11/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4079

(SGD) N. C. A. AGBEVOR JUSTICE OF THE APPEAL COURT

MS. YORK FOR PROSECUTION

MR. GAEWU FOR ACCUSED

[2018]DLHC4079
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0">ALIANGE YAO KUMAH AND 4
OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MS.
YORK
FOR
PROSECUTION <o:p></o:p>MR.
GAEWU FOR ACCUSED <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>(SGD)
N. C. A. AGBEVOR JUSTICE
OF THE APPEAL
COURT
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
five accused persons were charged with various offences upon which they were
acquitted except the 3rd Accused who was convicted on the charge of DISHONESTLY
RECEIVING contrary to Section 146 of Act 29/60.
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Accused was tried by the Circuit Court, Ho convicted and sentenced to 12 months
IHL. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
with the conviction and sentence Accused has since lodged the instant appeal
against his conviction. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I
may have to digress in writing this appeal as the failure of magistrate and</main>