RULING
The accused person and one another were committed to stand trial before this court. The accused person herein as A1 was charged with the offence of abetment of crime namely murder contrary to Section 20(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, (Act 29) while the A2 Ebenezer Benyin was charged with the offence of murder contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Act 29. The A2 in the course of the trial negotiated with the prosecution and pleaded guilty to manslaughter and since he was a juvenile, he was sentenced to three (3) years IHL.
This court commenced the trial against the A1 by empaneling the jury and at the close of the case of the prosecution on the 23rd of May 2025, counsel of the accused person submitted to the court that the prosecution has failed to prove a prima facie case against the accused person of which the accused could be lawfully convicted on the indictment on which the accused is being tried.
FACTS OF THE CASE
The brief facts as given b…