THE REPUBLIC vs MICHAEL ASAMOAH AND ANTHONY OGUNSANWO OLAWOLE [2019]DLHC16341

Date	2019-05-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM /272/2013
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC16341

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MS. AMANDA DORCOO

MRS JOYCE DEBRAH

MR. KWAKU ANSAH

[2019]DLHC16341
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL
ASAMOAH AND ANTHONY OGUNSANWO OLAWOLE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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;">

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>MS.
AMANDA DORCOO PRESENT FOR THE REPUBLIC HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MRS JOYCE DEBRAH<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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 7pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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ACCUSED PERSON PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTORY COMMENT<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The accused persons were first arraigned before this Court
differently constituted on the 4th of July, 2013 per a charge sheet
filed on the same day.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The hearing eventually commenced in October, 2013 before the
instant judge.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">This court ruled on the 7th of May, 2014, that there was
a case to answer on the part of both accused persons.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">Dissatisfied with the decision of this court directing them to
answer to the charges, both accused persons appealed the decision. They also
filed an application for stay of the proceedings in this court which was
dismissed. The matter went on appeal to the Court of Appeal and finally to the
Supreme Court.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">Eventually, the matter of the submission of no case culminated in
the decision of the Supreme Court in ASAMOAH AND ANOTHER v. REPUBLIC (CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. J3/4/2017)
[2017] GHASC 13 (26 JULY 2017).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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