REPUBLIC VRS BARTELS-RIVERSON (D21/260/2022) [2023] GHACC 844 (8 November 2023)
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused abetted or participated in the offence of defrauding by false pretences, as there was no evidence the accused made any false representation or was involved in the transaction beyond the introduction.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 844
- Parties
- Prosecutor: The Republic; Accused: Nana Kwadwo Bartels-Riverson; Complainant: Joseph Dashie; Witness: Esther Dashie
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 8 November 2023
- Case Number
- D21/260/2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Acquittal and discharge
- Legal Topics
- Abetment of Crime, Defrauding by False Pretences
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecutor
Nana Kwadwo Bartels-Riverson
Accused
Joseph Dashie
Complainant
Esther Dashie
Witness
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused abetted the commission of defrauding by false pretences
- 2 Whether the accused defrauded by false pretences
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused abetted or participated in the offence of defrauding by false pretences, as there was no evidence the accused made any false representation or was involved in the transaction beyond the introduction.
Court Disposition
Acquittal and discharge
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