REPUBLIC VRS EVANS AKWASI TEYETSU (D8/36/2021) [2022] GHACC 295 (26 October 2022)

REPUBLIC VRS EVANS AKWASI TEYETSU (D8/36/2021) [2022] GHACC 295 (26 October 2022)

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to the complainant, as the accused's act of throwing a plank at the complainant was not justified by self-defence at the time it occurred.

Citation
[2022] GHACC 295
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Evans Akwasi Teyetsu
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
26 October 2022
Case Number
D8/36/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Outcome
conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
Causing Harm, Self Defence, Intent, Unlawful Harm, Sentencing
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Causing Harm Self Defence Intent Unlawful Harm Sentencing

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Evans Akwasi Teyetsu

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused caused harm to the complainant
  2. 2 Whether the harm was unlawful
  3. 3 Whether the harm was caused intentionally

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to the complainant, as the accused's act of throwing a plank at the complainant was not justified by self-defence at the time it occurred.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence

Orders

  • Accused is convicted of causing harm contrary to section 69 of Act 29.
  • Accused is sentenced to one day's imprisonment.