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OBODDAE

(1959) JELR 69028 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 Dec 1959 Ghana
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- The appellant in this case claimed that the deceased followed him to his room and there was no evidence of a fight in the room. - The appellant's lawyer raised a question of law on appeal, arguing that the appellant's wife should not have

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Judges:KORSAH C.J.,VAN LARE J.A.,GRANVILLE SHARP J.A.
Other Citations:[1959] GLR 436, [1959] GLR 436 - 441

KORSAH C.J.: It will be observed that apart from the statement of the appellant to the effect that deceased followed him to his (appellant’s) room, no other witness has testified that the parties left the yard at any time prior to the deceased’s crying out that he had been stabbed. Furthermore, the allegation of the appellant that deceased followed him to the room alleges merely that deceased grasped him (the appellant) with both hands. There is no evidence of any fight in the room, even if the appellant’s version were accepted.

On appeal to this Court, however, Counsel for appellant has raised an important question of law, which had obviously been overlooked at the trial. Neither Counsel for the defence, nor Counsel for prosecution, mentioned it during the proceedings, and. it is obvious that the learned Judge did not give consideration to it in the course of the proceedings or in the summing-up. It is raised in the 1st ground of the additional grounds of appeal, and is as follows:

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