REPUBLIC VRS KWAME OFORI TENKORANG (D6/153/2022) [2023] GHACC 1051 (19 April 2023)

REPUBLIC VRS KWAME OFORI TENKORANG (D6/153/2022) [2023] GHACC 1051 (19 April 2023)

The prosecution's evidence, including corroborated witness testimony, documentary exhibits, and the accused's own admissions, established a prima facie case of defrauding by false pretences, requiring the accused to open his defence.

Citation
REPUBLIC VRS KWAME OFORI TENKORANG (D6/153/2022) [2023] GHACC 1051 (19 April 2023)
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Kwame Ofori Tenkorang
Court
ghacc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
19 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Ruling on Submission of No Case to Answer
Outcome
accused called upon to open defence
Legal Topics
Defrauding by False Pretences, Burden of Proof, Prima Facie Case, Standard of Proof
Source Language
eng
Criminal Law Defrauding by False Pretences Burden of Proof Prima Facie Case Standard of Proof

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Kwame Ofori Tenkorang

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Ruling on Submission of No Case to Answer

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the prosecution has established a prima facie case of defrauding by false pretences against the accused to require him to open his defence

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution's evidence, including corroborated witness testimony, documentary exhibits, and the accused's own admissions, established a prima facie case of defrauding by false pretences, requiring the accused to open his defence.

Court Disposition

accused called upon to open defence

Orders

  • The accused is to be called upon to open his defence on the count of defrauding by false pretences.