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Criminal law [2023] GHADC 448

Republic Vrs Francis

Republic Vrs Francis [2023] GHADC 448 (19 July 2023)

The District Court at Asamankese acquitted and discharged Awutey Francis of careless driving and negligently causing harm, finding the accident was caused by a backhoe left on the road.

  • Careless driving
  • Negligently causing harm
  • Burden of proof
  • Actus reus
  • Mens rea
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2023] GHAHC 315

Adu Vrs Republic

Adu Vrs Republic [2023] GHAHC 315 (19 April 2023)

The High Court allowed the criminal appeal and replaced custodial sentences with fines for careless driving, damage to road users, and dangerous driving.

  • Careless and inconsiderate driving
  • Causing damage to road users
  • Dangerous driving
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Traffic-law
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Criminal law [2023] GHAHC 136

Boakye Vrs Republic

Boakye Vrs Republic [2023] GHAHC 136 (6 February 2023)

The sentence of one month imprisonment was within the law but not sufficiently mitigated for a first offender; the custodial sentence is substituted with a fine.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal procedure
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Criminal law [2022] GHASC 110

REPUBLIC VRS BARIMA DEBRAH APRAKU (D14/04/22)

REPUBLIC VRS BARIMA DEBRAH APRAKU (D14/04/22) [2022] GHASC 110 (12 December 2022)

The accused was found to have driven without due care and attention and without reasonable consideration for other road users, as evidenced by circumstantial evidence and expert testimony, thereby causing the accident and resulting deaths. Prosecution failed to prove injuries for counts four to nine due to lack of medical evidence or testimony.

  • Careless and inconsiderate driving
  • Negligently causing harm
  • Strict liability offences
  • Burden of proof
  • Circumstantial evidence
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Criminal law [2022] GHADC 413

REPUBLIC VRS HENYO (CC: 14/02/2022)

REPUBLIC VRS HENYO (CC: 14/02/2022) [2022] GHADC 413 (3 October 2022)

The accused was found to have driven without due care and attention, exceeding the prescribed speed limit in a market area, and failed to exercise reasonable caution despite being aware of the presence of the motor tricycle. His actions directly resulted in the accident and injury to the victim, thus satisfying the elements of careless and inconsiderate driving under the law.

  • Careless and inconsiderate driving
  • Standard of proof
  • Burden of proof
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
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