EDWARD KOTEY ALIAS NIIQUAYE vs. THE REPUBLIC [2023]DLCA16003

Date	2023-04-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H2/12/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16003

JUSTICE CECILIA H. SOWAH (MRS.) J. A. (PRESIDING)

JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG (MR.) J.A.

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO (MR.) J.A

JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR THE APPELLANT

SETH AWERE – OPANINYENA FOR THE RESPONDENT (PSA)

[2023]DLCA16003
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KOTEY ALIAS NIIQUAYE<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
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SUIT NO: H2/12/2022<span lang="en-DE" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR THE 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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SETH AWERE – OPANINYENA FOR THE RESPONDENT (PSA)<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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(MRS.) J. A. (PRESIDING)<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US">JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG (MR.) J.A.<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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ACKAAH-BOAFO (MR.) J.A<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 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Ackaah-Boafo, JA<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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Tahoma;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My Lords, the matter before us involves
the Appellant, who was the second Accused Person in the case heard by the High
Court, Accra. The&nbsp;Appellant was charged with abetment of crime, to wit:
defrauding by false pretences contrary to <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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