IRENE FYNN WILSON vs. THE REPUBLIC [2019]DLHC9247

Date	2019-10-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E12/6/29
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC9247

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

E.K. AMUA SEKYI FOR THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT

ADELAIDE KOBIRI-WOODE FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC9247
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IRENE FYNN WILSON<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, SEKONDI]<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. E12/6/29&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:
25TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">E.K. AMUA SEKYI 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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<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ADELAIDE KOBIRI-WOODE
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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P. BRIGHT
MENSAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>This is an appeal from the judgment of
the Circuit Court, Takoradi delivered 14/03/2018.&nbsp; The appellant has been arraigned before the
court for:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Stealing contrary to S. 124(1) of Act 29/60 as amended;
and<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fraudulent breach of trust contrary to
S.
128 of Act 29/60 as<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;amended.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>At the end of the trial the appellant
was found guilty on both counts, convicted and was sentenced to 2 years IHL on
count 1 and 5 years IHL on count 2, respectively.&nbsp; Being dissatisfied with the judgment of the
lower court, the appellant has appealed to this court on 2 grounds, namely:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the facts and evidence led at the trial clearly cannot <o:p></o:p>support
the conviction.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the sentence is unreasonably harsh.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Brief
facts:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Briefly stated, in July 2014, the
complainants in the case upon some agreement with the appellant, advanced to
the appellant an amount of Ghc90,000.00 intended for a purchase of a
house.&nbsp; The appellant had presented to
them that she was an agent and was capable of buying for them, a house then
being offered for sale by a certain lawyer based here in Takoradi.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant was alleged to have made
a further representation that she would secure them the document</main>