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S v Dameh (GR/SG/DC/B3/12/2025) [2025] GHADC 181 (22 July 2025)
The District Court at Sege convicted the accused of threat of harm under section 74 of Act 29 after finding the complainant was intentionally put in fear by cutlass threats.
S v Agyapong (B3/21/23) [2025] GHADC 177 (16 June 2025)
The court acquitted the accused of threat of harm, but convicted him of stealing three chairs from his sister’s school premises and sentenced him to a fine and short jail term.
REPUBLIC VRS. LARBIE AND ANOTHER (G/WJ/DG/487/22) [2025] GHADC 5 (17 February 2025)
The District Court at Weija acquitted and discharged two accused persons after finding that the prosecution had not established a prima facie case of threat of harm.
REPUBLIC VRS ADI AND 10 OTHERS (B1/01/2023) [2024] GHADC 310 (6 August 2024)
Prosecution failed to prove conspiracy as no evidence of prior agreement among accused persons; however, A3 was identified in CCTV footage uttering specific threats to complainant, satisfying elements of threat of harm under section 74 of Act 29.
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THE REPUBLIC VRS ADI AND 10 OTHERS [2024] GHADC 275 (6 August 2024)
District Court in Sege acquitted 10 accused of conspiracy to threaten harm, but convicted Atteh Asamanguah on the threat count and sentenced him to 3 months.
REPUBLIC VRS AMPONSAH (97/2023) [2024] GHACC 287 (19 June 2024)
The accused was found guilty of offensive conduct and causing harm based on corroborated witness testimony, medical evidence, and the absence of justification for the harm. The prosecution failed to prove threat of harm beyond reasonable doubt as the alleged threat did not put the complainant in fear in the circumstances.
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REPUBLIC VRS AMPONSAH (97/2023) [2024] GHACC 232 (19 June 2024)
The accused was found to have used insulting and abusive words in a public place with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, and intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to the complainant. The prosecution failed to prove the charge of threat of harm as the evidence did not establish that the complainant was put in fear of harm, especially as the alleged threat was made in the presence of police officers during arrest.
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REPUBLIC VRS WAJILA (UW/WA/DC/B3/03/2024) [2024] GHADC 435 (30 May 2024)
Accused's confession and corroborating evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that he threatened the complainant and others with unlawful harm, fulfilling the elements of Section 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
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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.
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THE REPUBLIC VRS ADELA (B3/23/2023) [2024] GHADC 273 (25 March 2024)
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused's words constituted a specific threat of harm as required by section 74 of Act 29; the evidence did not establish intent or specific harm.
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