[2023]DLHC16924 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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</span></b><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""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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">EKLU HAVOR, EMMANUEL OPOKU</span></b><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""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><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> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:24.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><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: 4.5pt; margin-right: 24.5pt;"> <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.</span> <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"">F15/05/2020 DATE: 18<sup>TH</sup> MAY, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:24.5pt;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> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ANDREWS D. ADUGU (SSA) WITH CELESTINE ARKU (ASA) AND SENYO AXAME (ASA) FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" 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; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SAVIOUR SENYO ASASE FOR ACCUSED<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:24.5pt;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:24.5pt;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"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE YAW OWOAHENE-ACHEAMPONG <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: 4.5pt; margin-right: 24.5pt;"> <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"">SUMMING UP BY COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, it is said that a journey of thousand miles begins with just one step.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>And the good old book tells us that there is time for everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">We<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>come<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>end<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>evidence<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>led<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>matter,<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>well<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>end<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>addressed put<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>State<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Prosecutors<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>defence<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>team<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>now<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>my<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>duty<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>sum<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>up<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>by drawing your attention to the evidence adduced at the hearing, the law involved and its application to the evidence you have heard so far in this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I deem it right to remind you of your charge<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and duties as explained to you earlier on and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>as contained in the oath you took.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">As judges of facts, you<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>consider yourself free from some comments I may make in the course of this all important exercise, this so, because you are not bound by them even though it will be within my right to pass any such comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In this exercise, it shall be my duty to give you directions and explanations on the law, but here you are bound by any such directions and explanations that I shall give you.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>This is so because you are judges of facts and I am the judge of the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margi