The Accra Circuit Court Nine has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a mechanical engineer who allegedly took GHC99,810.00 from a farmer under the pretext of securing her two auctioneer tractors. Justice Kwame Amenya was warned by the Police to attend Court but he failed to turn up when the case was presented […]
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A Detroit judge has been temporarily taken off the bench after he forced a 15-year-old girl to wear handcuffs and a jail uniform because she appeared to fall asleep during a field trip to his court. District Court Judge Kenneth King said he did not like Eva Goodman’s “attitude” and said he wanted to show
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The Ghana Police Service has interdicted two police officers, Lance Corporal Philimon Agbevem and Lance Corporal Peter Gbadagbo, following allegations of extortion from a motor pillion rider in Accra. The incident, which reportedly took place on 22 July 2024, came to light after a video detailing the alleged misconduct circulated widely on social media. In
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The Deputy Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the nomination of a dual citizen as a Supreme Court judge does not violate the laws of Ghana. According to him, the Supreme Court has ruled against sections of the Citizenship Act, allowing dual citizens to hold key positions. Speaking to JoyNews on Wednesday,
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A 55-year-old plumber has been dragged to the Gender and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl. William Ashley has however denied the charge of defilement and has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢ 50,000 with two sureties. He is to report to the police once every week. Narrating the
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Marwan Alhassan — Deceased Two cousins, who allegedly beat their roommate at Ho Sabong Zongo to death after accusing him of stealing their money, were arraigned before a Ho Magistrate Court last Friday charged with murder. They are Abubakar Munkaila, 23, student and first accused and Abdul Kadir, 22, driver. The court presided over by
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The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed strong disapproval of the nomination of a dual citizen for the position of Supreme Court judge. According to Dr. Forson, dual citizens are ineligible to hold key government positions, particularly as judges on the Supreme Court. President Akufo-Addo has nominated Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a dual
A 29-year-old illegal miner, Ebenezer Asante, who escaped from the Tarkwa Local Prison, has been fined GH¢1,200.00 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. In default he will serve one year in prison. Asante, a resident of New Atuabo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, pleaded guilty for escaping from lawful custody and causing damage. The court, presided
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Salvatore Strazzullo earned the nickname “Night-Life Lawyer” given his penchant for taking on cases involving celebrities and embarrassing circumstances. Salvatore Strazzullo, the New York City lawyer notorious for his colourful client roster and personal scandals, was found dead in his car outside his parents’ Brooklyn home on Saturday. He was 52. The circumstances surrounding his
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A lawyer sneaking phones or drugs to their clients in prison would make for a good high stakes scene in a tv show, but what actual lawyer would think to try something like that? Daniel Dale, that’s who! ABA Journal has coverage: Daniel Sidney Dale, 49, of Terry, Mississippi, has been charged with two counts
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