REPUBLIC VRS ADELA (B3/23/2023) [2024] GHADC 309 (25 March 2024)
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused's words and conduct amounted to a threat of harm as required by section 74 of Act 29. The words uttered by the accused did not specify any intended harm, and the evidence did not establish the necessary intent to put the complainant in fear of harm.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS ADELA (B3/23/2023) [2024] GHADC 309 (25 March 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Doe Akwetey Adela
- Court
- ghadc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 25 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- acquittal
- Legal Topics
- Threat of Harm, Burden of Proof, Standard of Proof, Evidence
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Doe Akwetey Adela
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether or not the acts of the accused person amounted to threat of harm
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused's words and conduct amounted to a threat of harm as required by section 74 of Act 29. The words uttered by the accused did not specify any intended harm, and the evidence did not establish the necessary intent to put the complainant in fear of harm.
Court Disposition
acquittal
Orders
- The accused is acquitted and discharged on the offence of Threat of Harm contrary to section 74 of Act 29/60s.
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