KARIM VRS. REPUBLIC (CR/0286/2023) [2024] GHAHC 283 (18 July 2024)
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the victim was under sixteen, that carnal knowledge occurred, and that the appellant was the perpetrator. The sentence imposed was within statutory limits and appropriate.
- Citation
- KARIM VRS. REPUBLIC (CR/0286/2023) [2024] GHAHC 283 (18 July 2024)
- Parties
- Appellant: Sadiq Salifu Karim; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 18 July 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Defilement, Sexual Offences, Evidence, Sentencing
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Sadiq Salifu Karim
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for defilement was an error in law
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was too harsh
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the victim was under sixteen, that carnal knowledge occurred, and that the appellant was the perpetrator. The sentence imposed was within statutory limits and appropriate.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentence affirmed
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