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NSOWAH
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(1973) JELR 63654 (HC)

High Court 9 Jan 1973 Ghana
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- The appellant was initially convicted by the District Court Grade II, Atebubu, on counts of careless driving and negligently causing harm, and was sentenced to fines or imprisonment and disqualified from holding a driving license for twel

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Judges:OSEI-HWERE J.
Counsel:MISS ASARE KORANG FOR THE APPELLANT; ROBERT KYEI ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:[1974] 1 GLR 34

OSEI-HWERE J.

On 15 December 1972, I allowed the appellant’s appeal against his conviction and sentence and reserved my reasons which I now proceed to give. The appellant was arraigned before the District Court Grade II, Atebubu, on a count of careless driving and on another count of negligently causing harm. The particulars of the careless driving charged him with driving “without due care and attention.” The appellant pleaded not guilty to these charges and after the trial magistrate had heard the evidence, he convicted the appellant on both counts and sentenced him to a fine of ¢100.00 or six months’ imprisonment with hard labour on the first count and ¢200.00 or twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour on the second count. He ordered “sentence to run concurrent” and he, additionally, ordered that the appellant be disqualified from holding a driving licence for a period of twelve months. It is against this conviction and sentence that the appellant appealed and the grounds of ap…

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