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EUNICE ADU
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2023) JELR 112430 (CA)

Court of Appeal 19 Jan 2023 Ghana
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- The accused/appellant, Eunice Adu, was charged with one count of stealing and four counts of forgery. - The trial court ruled that a case had been made against the accused and ordered them to enter into their defense. - The accused exerci

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Suit Number:H2/17/2021
Judges:MARGARET WELBOURNE JA P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA BARTELS-KODWO JA
Counsel:DIVINE KAFUI AKPALO FOR THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT. NANA ADOMA OSEI (SSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

BRIGHT MENSAH JA:

Sometime in 2018, Eunice Adu, the accused/appellant herein, was arraigned together with a Patrick Kodua before the Madina District Court charged with various criminal offences.  Whereas Eunice Adu was charged with one (1) count of Stealing contrary to S. 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29] and four (4) counts of Forgery of other document contrary to S. 159 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29], Patrick Kodua, on the other hand, was charged with one (1) count of Abetment of crime to wit: Forgery of official document contrary to Sections 20(1) and 153 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29], respectively.  Both pleaded not guilty to the charges whereupon the court mounted a full scale trial into the charges.  At the close of the Prosecution’s case, the trial Madina District Court ruled that based on evidence on record, a case has been made against both accused persons.  In the result, the court ordered them to enter into their defence, t…

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