[2023]DLHC16849 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><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">FRANK BOAKYE <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><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"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops: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";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops: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";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><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="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; 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;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. CC15/007/2022 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY 2023<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops: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"">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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; 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;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JUSTIN AMENUVOR ESQ, FOR THE APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; 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;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops: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"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm right 479.0pt"><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";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ABOAGYE TANDOH </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 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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm;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 1.0pt 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="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Appellant Boakye Frank was charged with the offense of Dangerous Driving contrary to Section 1(a)(i) of Act 683, 2004 as amended and by act 761, 2008 and Causing Danger to Other Road User contrary to Section 22(b) of Act 683, 2004 as amended by Section 1(b) of Act 761, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On the 6th<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>day of June 2022, the Appellant was arraigned before the District Court Awutu Bereku where he pleaded guilty on both counts and was<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>sentenced to one month Imprisonment on court 1 and a fine of 25 penalty units on count 2 in default two (2) weeks imprisonment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Dissatisfied with the judgment of the court below, the Appellant has mounted this appeal in his quest to secure his freedom by way of acquittal and discharge of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>charges<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>him<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>punishment<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>thereof<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>pursuant<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><b>Section<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>21(1) of Act 459 as amended.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><h1 style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:2.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">THE<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>BRIEF<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>FACTS<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">CASE</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On the 4th<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>day of June 2022, about 9.15 am , a team from National Police Headquarters , Accra who were on special excise duty on Accra – Winneba highway<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>arrested<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>accused driver Boakye<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Frank<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>charge<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of Toyota Fortuner with registration No. GT 6043 – 22, for the offenses of overtaking, dangerously in the m