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KUMA NUDZITOR
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2016) JELR 91862 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Dec 2016 Ghana
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- The appellant was convicted of murder by the High Court, Ho, in 2009 for fatally stabbing the deceased following a confrontation involving a land dispute and an alleged act of “juju”; the incident resulted from a physical altercation duri

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. H2/OH/2017
Judges:ADJEI,J.A(PRESIDING), SOWAH,J.A, MENSAH,J.A
Counsel:APPELLANT IN PERSON MRS EMILY ADDO OKYIRE (CSA) FOR THE RESPONDENT

J U D G M E N T

 

ADJEI, JA:

The Appellant who is self-represented in this appeal was convicted by the High Court, Ho on 29th July, 2009 for murder. The Appellant dissatisfied with his conviction applied to this Court for extension of time to appeal against his conviction. This Court on 27th  July, 2016 granted leave to the appellant to appeal against  same. This Court on 27th July, 2016 granted leave to the appellant to appeal against his conviction out of time. Pursuant to the leave granted, the appellant filed his notice of appeal to this Court on 17th August, 2016. The appellant in his notice of appeal filed seven grounds of appeal. They are as follows:

“1. The judgment is not supported by the weight of evidence  adduced  at the trial because the Appellant’s plea of self defence was completely ignored by the trial Judge.

2. Your humble Appellant  had endured  previous attacks and  provocations by the deceased without trying to fight back because they were  not life threatening, so  he …

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