REPUBLIC VRS ATITIANTI (CC/31/24) [2024] GHADC 303 (24 July 2024)
The prosecution failed to establish the required degree of credibility and did not prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, relying mainly on the complainant's testimony without corroboration from other material witnesses.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS ATITIANTI (CC/31/24) [2024] GHADC 303 (24 July 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Wisdom Atitianti
- Court
- ghadc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 24 July 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- acquittal
- Legal Topics
- Unlawful Entry, Stealing, Burden of Proof
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Wisdom Atitianti
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 whether the prosecution proved its case
- 2 whether the accused is guilty of unlawful entry and stealing
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to establish the required degree of credibility and did not prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, relying mainly on the complainant's testimony without corroboration from other material witnesses.
Court Disposition
acquittal
Orders
- The accused is acquitted and discharged of both counts of unlawful entry and stealing.
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