PRINCE NTIM JUNIOR vs. THE REPUBLIC [2019]DLCA8760

Date	2019-05-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CR/18/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8760

ADJEI J.A

ACKAH YENSU J.A

POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A

MARTIN KPEBU FOR THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT

VICTORIA ADIEDUWAA FOR THE REPUBLIC/ RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA8760
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRINCE NTIM JUNIOR<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(ACCUSED/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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 color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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. CR/18/2017&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;DATE: 30TH &nbsp;MAY , 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARTIN KPEBU 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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 VICTORIA
 ADIEDUWAA&nbsp; FOR THE REPUBLIC/ 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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 ADJEI J.A , ACKAH
 YENSU J.A, POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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 </div>ADJEI, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is against the decision of the High Court delivered on 28th
February 2017 which affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court, Accra delivered
on 10th July 2015. <o:p></o:p>On
September 2014, the Appellant herein and one other were arraigned before the
Circuit Court, Accra. The Appellant, who was the first accused, was charged
with three counts of offences, namely, falsely pretending to be a public
officer contrary to section 237 of Act 29/60, possessing forged documents
contrary to section 166 of Act 29/60, and defrauding by false pretence contrary
to section 131(1) of Act 29/60. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
other accused person, Alexander Kwaku Asare, was also charged with abetment of
crime to commit fraud with the Appellant herein contrary to section 20(1) and
131(1) of Act 29/60 and was jointly charged with the Appellant herein with the
offence of defrauding by false pretence contrary to section 131(1) of Act
29/60.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
brief facts of the case presented before the trial Circuit Court were that both
accused persons were unemployed. The first accused person resided at Abeka
Lapaz and the second accused person resided at Bubuashie, Accra. The
complainant in the case was Gerald Dinah Llariah who was a registered
respiratory therapist in the United States.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
September 2013, the complainant met the Appellant on a dating website and they agreed
to date. Thereafter, the complainant received a phone call from the Appellant
herein who introduced himself as&nbsp;
Seargent Mark Wood of the United States Army. He further sent his
military membership card, certificate of retirement from the military, and some
photographs of the appellant to the complainant.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant told the complainant that he was sent by the President of the United
States of America and other government officials to perform an assignment in
Ghana on behalf of the United States Government. The Appellant further informed
the complainant that upon his retirement from the US Army, the Gh</main>