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KOMEGBE AND OTHERS
V.
THE REPUBLIC

JELR 85506

Unspecified Ghana
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Judges:ANDOH J.
Other Citations:[1975] 2 GLR 170-174

JUDGMENT

Andoh J.

The three appellants herein together with one Bitrim Zebaot alias Gattah, who has not appealed, were convicted on their own plea of “guilty" on counts (1) and (2). The third appellant, who was the only one charged on count (3) was again convicted on his own plea of "guilty." All the three appellants were sentenced by his honour Judge A. Gogo, sitting at the Circuit Court, Hohoe, to two years' imprisonment with hard labour on counts (1) and (2), to run concurrently. The third appellant was again sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour on count (3) to run concurrently with counts (1) and (2). The sentences were passed on 14 January 1975. The charges upon which the appellants were tried were as follows:

"COUNT ONE

Statement of Offence

Making unseemly noise contrary to section 296 (7) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29).

Particulars of Offence

(1) Bitrim Zebaot alias Gattah, carpenter apprentice, (2) George Komla Komegbe, farmer, (3) Kwesi Agbebo, trader and (4) …

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