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BIMPONG
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(1990) JELR 68042 (SC)

Supreme Court 23 Jan 1990 Ghana
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- The applicant was convicted of falsification of accounts and stealing on multiple counts. - He was sentenced to a total of fourteen years' imprisonment with hard labor. - His appeal to the High Court and the Court of Appeal were both dism

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Judges:ADADE J.S.C,TAYLOR J.S.C, FRANCOIS J.S.C,WUAKU J.S.C,AMUA-SEKYI J.S.C.
Counsel:FRANK DAVIS FOR NANA AKUFO-ADDO FOR THE APPLICANT; MRS. ANSON CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE REPUBLIC.
Other Citations:[1989-90] 2 GLR 252

TAYLOR J.S.C.

The applicant herein was convicted at the circuit court for the offences of falsification of accounts and stealing on a number of counts which counsel for the Republic informs us were more than 40. He was sentenced in all to a total term of fourteen years’ imprisonment with hard labour. His appeal to the High Court was dismissed and on 7 November 1988 his further appeal to the Court of Appeal was equally dismissed.

In the instant notice of motion filed in this court on 31 August 1989, a little over nine months after the dismissal by the Court of Appeal, he applies to us for an extension of time within which to appeal against his said conviction and sentence as so confirmed by the Court of Appeal. It is not necessary to consider the particulars of the offences nor his complaint set out in the grounds of appeal which he intends to urge on this court that his sentence of fourteen years was harsh. It is sufficient to observe that the applicant is an accountant by profession a…

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