THE REPUBLIC V FRIMPONG & 3 ORS (AR/AKP/CC/D1/01/2025) [2024] GHADC 543 (16 October 2024)
The accused admitted to collecting money for land he had no title to and did not provide a valid defence; conviction is based on his own plea of guilty with explanation.
- Citation
- THE REPUBLIC V FRIMPONG & 3 ORS (AR/AKP/CC/D1/01/2025) [2024] GHADC 543 (16 October 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Thomas Kofi Frimpong; Accused: Jones Boateng; Accused: Atta Boateng; Accused: Beatrice Boakye; Complainant: Felicia Adu-Gyimah
- Court
- ghadc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 16 October 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- conviction and sentence
- Legal Topics
- Granting Land Without Title, Fraud, Conspiracy
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Thomas Kofi Frimpong
Accused
Jones Boateng
Accused
Atta Boateng
Accused
Beatrice Boakye
Accused
Felicia Adu-Gyimah
Complainant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused persons granted land without having title to it
- 2 Whether the accused persons conspired to commit the offence
Ratio Decidendi
The accused admitted to collecting money for land he had no title to and did not provide a valid defence; conviction is based on his own plea of guilty with explanation.
Court Disposition
conviction and sentence
Orders
- Accused Thomas Kofi Frimpong is convicted on his own plea of guilty for both counts.
- Accused is sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
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