[2023]DLHC16884 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ISAAC BRAIMAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; 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: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;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: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. F22/03/2023 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> JUNE, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; 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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. MARK ADZANU ESQ., FOR APPELLANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. JOSEPH OPOSUMAH ESQ., (A.S.A.) FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE DOREEN G. BOAKYE-AGYEI<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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>offence<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Appellant<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>convicted<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>sentenced<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>giving<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>rise<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>this Appeal is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:143.3pt;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">STATEMENT<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">OFFENCE</span></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="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">STEALING<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt"> </span>CONTRARY<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>SECTION<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>124(1)<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>CRIMINAL<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>OFFENCE<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>ACT 29/60 AS AMENDED BY NLCD 398/69 OF PARA 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:136.6pt;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">PARTICULARS<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>OF <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">OFFENCE</span></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:.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ISAAC<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>BRAIMAH;<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>Aged<span style="letter-spacing:2.85pt"> </span>42;<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>Auto<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>Mechanic:<span style="letter-spacing:3.05pt"> </span>somewhere<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>2019<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span>Sogakope<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">the</span> Sogakope<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>Circuit<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>within<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Jurisdiction<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Court,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>did<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>steal<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Zetor tractor<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>with the registration number GR4246 Y value 22,200 US Dollars with Cedi equivalent GH¢133,200.00 the property of one William Aveh.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:177.85pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:155.75pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">FACTS</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="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:3.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Per<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>facts,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Complainant,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>William<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Kwabla<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Aveh,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>retired<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>educationist<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and a proprietor of Modal<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>College, Sogakope. The Appellant, Isaac Braimah is an auto mechanic,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>resident<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Sogakope.<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>According<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>two<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>different<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>statements<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>give