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AKWASI OPPONG
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2025) JELR 114328 (CA)

Court of Appeal 14 Jul 2025 Ghana
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Case Details

Suit Number:CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H1/001/2025
Judges:ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH(MRS), JA ALEX OWUSU-OFORI, JA CHARLES WILLIAM L.B. ZWENNES, JA
Counsel:KWAME BOAFO FOR THE APPELLANT. EVELYN ADDAI MENSAH (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT.
Location:Kumasi

JUDGMENT

MENSAH-HOMIAH, JA:

INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before us on an interlocutory appeal from the ruling of the High Court, Kumasi, dated 20 December 2022, dismissing the Accused Person/Appellant’s (Accused Person) submission of no case to answer. Aggrieved by the said ruling, the Accused Person invoked our jurisdiction by a Notice of Appeal filed on 6 January 2023 on the following grounds:

a) The ruling/decision of the High Court cannot be supported in view of the evidence (sic) at the trial.

b) The learned judge erred in not giving reasons for his decision.

c) The evidence on record does not support the ruling of the High Court that the prosecution was able to establish a prima facie case against the Accused Person to open his defence.

d) The learned High Court Judge erred in holding that the prosecution was able to establish a prima facie case against the Accused Person to open his defence.

THE ANTECEDENTS

On 19 December 2019, the prosecution filed a charge sheet in which the accused…

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