RASHID MOONJAMON @ JESUS vs. THE REPUBLIC [2022]DLHC11801

Date	2022-12-01
Suit No.	CASE NO. UW/WA/HC/F22/17/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11801

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH

CRISPIN WURA ZIEKAH FOR APPELLANT

MIRIAM AMOAKO WITH FRANCES ACQUAYE AND KWAME BOATENG MENSAH FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2022]DLHC11801
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;&nbsp;RASHID MOONJAMON @ JESUS<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>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, WA]<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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CASE NO. UW/WA/HC/F22/17/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 1ST DECEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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><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;">

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KWAME BOATENG MENSAH FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH <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;">

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</div>The Appellant was charged with one Shatta who
is at large with the offence of Defilement of a child under the age of 16 years
contrary to Section 101 (2) of The Criminal and Other Offences
Act, 1960 (ACT 29) as amended by Act 554/98.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Particulars of the offence
as stated on the charge
sheet is as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“1.
RASHID MOONJAMON @ JESUS: MARRIED: 2. MOTORBIKE MECHANIC: AGED 18 YEARS:
ILLITERATE: SHATTA (AT LARGE) For that you
on 28th day of October,
2018 at Najeem Cotton Company
area at Wa in the Upper West Circuit and within the Jurisdiction of
this court did unlawfully carnally know Khalidata Mohammed aged 15 years.”<o:p></o:p>The Appellant pleaded not guilty to the
offence and after full trial the Appellant was convicted of the charge
of Defilement of a child under the age of 16 years and sentenced to 15
years imprisonment I.H.L.<o:p></o:p>The Appellant not satisfied with the sentence
filed Notice of Appeal pursuant to leave granted him against the sentence on
count 2.<o:p></o:p>After perusing the entire records of appeal
including the Application for Extension of Time to appeal against sentence
filed by the Appellant himself as well as page two of the record of appeal, the
Appellant was initially charged with two counts of the offence of Assault and defilement
of a child under 16 years. The Ac</main>