THE REPUBLIC vs. PRINCE AWUAH [2020]DLHC10132

Date	2020-12-08
Suit No.	CR/0464/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10132

JUSTICE RUBY ARYEETEY

NANA AKYAA OTUO-ACHEAMPONG FOR KWESI AUSTIN (For Accused/Appellant)

WATKINS ADAMAH (ASA) (For Respondent)

[2020]DLHC10132
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PRINCE AWUAH<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, (CRIMINAL COURT 1) ACCRA]<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;">

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8THDECEMBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA AKYAA
OTUO-ACHEAMPONG FOR KWESI AUSTIN (For Accused/Appellant)<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;">

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ADAMAH (ASA) (For Respondent)<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE RUBY ARYEETEY<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;Accused person in
this case is appealing against his conviction and sentence by the Circuit
Court, Amasaman dated dated 27th May, 2018. &nbsp;The
Appellant was charged with the offence of possession of Narcotic Drugs without
authority contrary to Section 2(1) of PNDC Law 236/90. The learned trial Judge
convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to ten (10) years imprisonment IHL.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The grounds of appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Learned
Circuit Court Judge erred in entertaining charges, convicting and sentencing
the accused person on the basis of a purported offence under section 2(1) of
PNDC Law 236/90 which PNDC Law 236/90 was repealed at the time of the alleged
commission of offence.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Learned
Circuit Court Judge erred in convicting and sentencing the accused person on
the basis of an incurably bad Charge Sheet.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PARTICULARS
OF DEFECTS<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Offences
stated in the charge sheet for which the Accused person was charged are and
were non-existence as same were contained Section 2(1) of PNDC Law 236/90, a
statute that was repealed at the time the alleged offence was committed.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Particulars of
Offence in the charge sheet do not disclose an offence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The brief facts of the case as given in the record
of appeal are that the complainants Daniel Amenyo and Moses Miatorwu are
neighbourhood watch dog committee members at Kutunse-Nyabema. Susp</main>