REPUBLIC VRS AGBOVI (7/10/2024) [2023] GHADC 1145 (25 September 2023)

REPUBLIC VRS AGBOVI (7/10/2024) [2023] GHADC 1145 (25 September 2023)

The court found that the accused, by returning at night and falsely representing himself as sent by the complainant, dishonestly appropriated the yams without the owner's consent, satisfying all elements of the offence of stealing.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 1145
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Agbovi Abraham; Complainant: Complainant (unnamed)
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
25 September 2023
Case Number
7/10/2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Outcome
conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
Stealing, Dishonest Appropriation, Burden of Proof, Identification Evidence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Stealing Dishonest Appropriation Burden of Proof Identification Evidence

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Agbovi Abraham

Accused

Complainant (unnamed)

Complainant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused appropriated 100 tubers of yam belonging to the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the accused, by returning at night and falsely representing himself as sent by the complainant, dishonestly appropriated the yams without the owner's consent, satisfying all elements of the offence of stealing.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence

Orders

  • The accused is convicted of stealing.
  • The accused is sentenced to a fine of two hundred and fifty (250) penalty units, in default to serve eight months imprisonment in hard labour.