REPUBLIC VRS AKAKPO (B3/01/2023) [2022] GHADC 418 (6 October 2022)

The accused's explanation did not exonerate her, and her own guilty plea was affirmed, establishing her intentional and unlawful act of causing harm.

Citation: [2022] GHADC 418
Parties: Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Elizabeth Korshiwor Akakpo
Court: District Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 6 October 2022
Case Number: B3/01/2023
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Judgment
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Causing Harm, Sentencing, Compensation
Source Language: English

Criminal Law Causing Harm Sentencing Compensation

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Elizabeth Korshiwor Akakpo

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the accused unlawfully caused harm to the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The accused's explanation did not exonerate her, and her own guilty plea was affirmed, establishing her intentional and unlawful act of causing harm.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

Sentenced to 50 penalty units or 3 months imprisonment in default
Enter into a bond to be of good behaviour for one year