REPUBLIC VRS ALOORA (221/2023) [2023] GHACC 984 (19 October 2023)
The accused's voluntary confession statement admitting to slapping the complainant was accepted as reliable and sufficient evidence to ground a conviction for assault, as it was made freely, witnessed, and not objected to, and the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 984
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Adockta Aloora
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 19 October 2023
- Case Number
- 221/2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- conviction
- Legal Topics
- Assault, Burden of Proof, Confession, Standard of Proof
- Source Language
- English
Case Brief
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Adockta Aloora
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused unlawfully assaulted the complainant
- 2 Whether the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt
Ratio Decidendi
The accused's voluntary confession statement admitting to slapping the complainant was accepted as reliable and sufficient evidence to ground a conviction for assault, as it was made freely, witnessed, and not objected to, and the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
conviction
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