Republic Vrs Afenu (F14/01/2022) [2024] GHAHC 310 (21 March 2024)
The court accepted the accused's plea of guilty to manslaughter, considered his remorse and five years spent in custody, and imposed a nine-year sentence instead of the maximum or the terms proposed by counsel and the State Attorney.
- Citation
- Republic Vrs Afenu (F14/01/2022) [2024] GHAHC 310 (21 March 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Bright K. Afenu
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 21 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted of manslaughter, acquitted of murder
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Manslaughter, Sentencing, Plea of Guilty, Mitigation
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Bright K. Afenu
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused is guilty of murder or manslaughter
- 2 Appropriate sentence for manslaughter upon plea of guilty
Ratio Decidendi
The court accepted the accused's plea of guilty to manslaughter, considered his remorse and five years spent in custody, and imposed a nine-year sentence instead of the maximum or the terms proposed by counsel and the State Attorney.
Court Disposition
convicted of manslaughter, acquitted of murder
Orders
- Accused sentenced to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for manslaughter
- Accused discharged on the charge of murder
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