MENSAH KELVIN vs. THE REPUBLIC [2023]DLHC17192

Date	2023-03-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. F22/20/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17192

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS)

AKORFA OSEI

JOSEPH OPUSUMA

NANA KONADU

[2023]DLHC17192
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;MENSAH KELVIN<o:p></o:p>(ACCUSED/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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: -2.5pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. F22/20/2023&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:
14TH &nbsp;MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

AKORFA OSEI FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY
A. ASEM (MRS)<o:p></o: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: -2.5pt;">

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

</div>The appellant who is aged
25 years was convicted for the
offences of<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.0pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:43.0pt 45.95pt 434.35pt">(1)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Unlawful
entry Contrary to Section 152 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.0pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:45.95pt">(2)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Stealing Contrary to Section 124(1) of Act 29.<o:p></o:p>When put before court, he pleaded
not guilty to the charges.
After full trial the Circuit Court presided over by Hs Honour
Michael Johnson Abbey found merit in the prosecution case and convicted the
appellant and on the 6/07/2022 sentenced him to prison term of 2 years IHL.<o:p></o:p>The facts leading to this
case as disclosed from the record of appeal
and statement of facts attached indicate that the appellant entered the
shop of the complainant unlawfully and stole the items retrieved from him when <</main>