REPUBLIC VRS RAHMAN (B7/51/2022) [2024] GHADC 165 (11 January 2024)
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused unlawfully entered the complainant's premises without consent, but failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused stole the items, relying only on circumstantial evidence.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS RAHMAN (B7/51/2022) [2024] GHADC 165 (11 January 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Alhassan Abdul Rahman
- Court
- ghadc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 11 January 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Accused found guilty of unlawful entry and acquitted of stealing.
- Legal Topics
- Unlawful Entry, Stealing, Burden of Proof, Presumption of Innocence
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Alhassan Abdul Rahman
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused unlawfully entered the complainant's premises
- 2 Whether the accused stole items from the complainant
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused unlawfully entered the complainant's premises without consent, but failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused stole the items, relying only on circumstantial evidence.
Court Disposition
Accused found guilty of unlawful entry and acquitted of stealing.
Orders
- Accused sentenced to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for 12 months.
- Eight months spent on remand taken into account.
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