[2022]DLHC17101 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk153451015"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ZAKARIA MUSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt 143.25pt center 245.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt center 245.0pt left 366.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: E13/12/2023 DATE: 21<sup>ST</sup> DECEMBER 2022</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MR. ELORM FUGAH, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MR. MARK ADZANU, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE DOREEN G. BOAKYE-AGYEI (MRS.)<o:p></o:p></span></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 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">INTRODUCTION</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">T</span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">his an Appeal against the decision of the Circuit Court, Sogakope on the 17<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th </span>day of October<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>2022<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>before<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span><b>His<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Honour<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Isaac<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Addo<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Esq</b>.<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>decision<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>complained<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>about<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>this instant<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>appears<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>pages<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>6<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>8<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Record<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>(ROA)<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of Appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>accordance<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span><b><u>Section<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>326<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Criminal<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Other<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Offences<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>(Procedure)</u> <u>Act,<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>1960<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>(Act<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>30)</u><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></b>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>8th<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>day<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>November<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>2022.<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>On<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>17<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></span>day<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>October 2022, the Trial Circuit Court Judge found the accused person guilty of the offences contained in the Charge Sheet filed on the 3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd </span>day of October 2022. In this appeal by the <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Appellant/Convict</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">from</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">decision</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Circuit</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Court,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">charge</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">for</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">which</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Appellant </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>convicted<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>giving rise<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing