REPUBLIC VRS ABDUL-WAHID (NR/NG/DC/65/23) [2023] GHADC 1276 (7 September 2023)

REPUBLIC VRS ABDUL-WAHID (NR/NG/DC/65/23) [2023] GHADC 1276 (7 September 2023)

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, acting as an accomplice with PW1, dishonestly appropriated electrical wires from the complainant's house, and the accused failed to raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 1276
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Abdul-Wahid alias Rap Way
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
7 September 2023
Case Number
NR/NG/DC/65/23
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Outcome
conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
Stealing, Accomplice Liability, Burden of Proof
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Stealing Accomplice Liability Burden of Proof

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Abdul-Wahid alias Rap Way

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused was an accomplice in the theft of electrical wires from the complainant's house
  2. 2 Whether the prosecution proved the offence of stealing beyond reasonable doubt

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, acting as an accomplice with PW1, dishonestly appropriated electrical wires from the complainant's house, and the accused failed to raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence

Orders

  • The accused is convicted of stealing contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
  • The accused is sentenced to pay a fine of 300 penalty units or in default serve a prison sentence of fifteen (15) months in hard labour.