SAMUEL NTEM DZIBORDI vs. THE REPUBLIC [2023]DLHC16969

Date	2023-03-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. F17/7/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16969

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE AYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH

MR. THEOPHILUS DZIMEGA

MR. ANTHONY GHATTIE

[2023]DLHC16969
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SAMUEL NTEM
DZIBORDI<o:p></o:p>

(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, HOHOE]<o:p></o:p>

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<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. F17/7/2023&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 30TH &nbsp;MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

MR. THEOPHILUS DZIMEGA FOR
APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

MR. ANTHONY GHATTIE FOR RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE AYITEY
ARMAH-TETTEH<o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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The appellant, Samuel Ntem Dzigbordi,
appeals against the conviction and sentence imposed on him on 22 September 2020. The Circuit
Court , Kpando
presided over by His
Honour Nana Brew imposed a sentence of 10 years imprisonment on appellant,
having convicted appellant after trial on defilement of a child under 16 years.<o:p></o:p>

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I have read the submissions of Counsel
for both Appellant and Respondent and I will allow the appeal to the extent
that the conviction and sentence of 10 years
for defilement is set aside
and substituted with a conviction of Indecent Assault and a sentence of
eighteen(18) months imprisonment .These are the reasons for coming to that conclusion.<o:p></o:p>

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The appellant was charged on one count as
follows:<o:p></o:p>

STATEMENT OF
OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>

Defilement: contrary to section 101 of
the criminal offences Act 29/60 as amended by section 11 of act 554<o:p></o:p>