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KPEKORO AND ANOTHER
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(1979) JELR 65724 (HC)

High Court 14 Aug 1979 Ghana
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- The appellants were charged with conspiracy to smuggle and subversion. - The appellants pleaded guilty but offered explanations. - The prosecutor could not support the conviction and suggested a re-trial. - The appellants were assigned le

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Judges:TAYLOR J.
Counsel:W. A. ATUGUBA FOR THE APPELLANTS; MRS. SOPHIA ADENYIRA STATE ATTORNEY FOR V. Y. AGUDETSE SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE REPUBLIC.

TAYLOR J.

I have already allowed the appeals in this case and have consequently quashed the convictions and acquitted and discharged the appellants. I only wish to give reasons now for so allowing the appeals. The appellants were arraigned before the Circuit Court, Wa, charged jointly in count one with the offence of conspiracy to smuggle contrary to section 23 (1) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), and section 1 (h) of the Subversion Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 90) as amended by the Subversion (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (S.M.C.D. 94), and in count two with subversion contrary to section 1 (h) of N.R.C.D. 90 as amended aforesaid. The particulars of the offence are:

“(1) Edmund Kpekoro: Farmer, 2. Samuel Bewel: Farmer. On or about 22 June 1977 at Beat three area (Ghana-Upper Volta Border) near Hamile and within the jurisdiction of this court did conspire together with persons now at large to smuggle out of Ghana fifteen bags of fertilizer (type 15-15-15).
(2) Edmund Kpekoro: Farmer, 2. Samuel…

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