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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding convictions for impersonation and obtaining by false pretences, but set aside the costs order.
The trial magistrate erred by imposing a stiff sentence without considering the appellant's status as a first offender and his family circumstances; the sentence was therefore reduced.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal because the trial court wrongly accepted written submissions and affidavits as the appellant’s defence instead of oral evidence.
The High Court quashed Yusufu Saidi Issa’s convictions for conspiracy and obtaining goods by false pretences, finding no direct proof and improper reliance on hearsay.
Appeal from convictions for indecent assault and false pretences. The court upheld the assault conviction, reduced an illegal sentence, and quashed the false pretences count.
The High Court quashed the appellant’s convictions after finding that key prosecution witnesses were not cross-examined and the evidence left reasonable doubt.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding conviction, sentence, and compensation order for obtaining goods by false pretences under Penal Code s.302.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding the conviction rested on hearsay evidence without corroboration. The conviction and five-year sentences were quashed.
On appeal, the High Court substituted a corruption conviction with obtaining goods by false pretences, upheld personation, and quashed attempted extortion as duplicative.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding a three-year sentence for demanding property with menaces after finding the conviction supported by evidence.
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