Judgements

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 31 JULY 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction by the Circuit Court, Accra, for the offences of extortion contrary to the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), s. 151 and perjury. The facts are sufficiently set out in the judgment. COUNSEL Dr. de Graft-Johnson for the appellant. […]

DIVISION: COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 29 JULY 1968 BEFORE: AKUFO-ADDO C.J., APALOO J.A. AND SOWAH J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction by the High Court, Accra, of the offence of conspiracy to commit wilful oppression based on findings made under the Corrupt Practices (Prevention) Act, 1964 (Act 230). The facts are sufficiently set out

DIVISION: COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 29 JULY 1968 BEFORE: OLLENNU, AZU CRABBE AND APALOO JJ.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction for murder. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of the court. COUNSEL M. R. Atadika for the appellant. S. S. Okunor, Principal State Attorney, for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J.A.

CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Grunshie (Abisa) (1955) 1 W.A.L.R. 36, W.A.C.A. (2) R. v. Ansere (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 385, C.A. (3) Commissioner of Police v. Bandaily (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 351. (4) Republic v. Asafu-Adjaye (No. 2) [1968] G.L.R. 567, C.A. (5) Credland v. Knowler (1951) 35 Cr.App.R. 48, D.C. (6) Jones v. Thomas

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of the High Court, Accra, staying prosecution of the respondent of the offence of conspiracy to deliberately dissipate and deliberate dissipation of public property contrary to section 2 (a) of the Public Property (Protection) and Corrupt Practices [p.729] of [1968] GLR 727 (Prevention) Act, 1962 (Act 121), on

DIVISION: COURT OF APPEAL (FULL BENCH) DATE: 22 JULY 1968 BEFORE: AMISSAH J.A., KINGSLEY-NYINAH, ARCHER, BAIDOO AND ANNAN JJ. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the ruling of the High Court granting an application for interim injunction against the defendants. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of the full bench. COUNSEL R. J.

CASES REFERRED TO (1) Christie v. Leachinsky [1947] A.C. 573; [1947] 1 All E.R. 567; [1947] L.J.R. 757; 176 L.T. 443; 63 T.L.R. 231; 111 J.P. 310, H.L. (2) R. v. Brixton Prison Governor; Ex parte Stallmann [1912] 3 K.B. 424; 82 L.J.K.B. 8; 107 L.T. 553; 77 J.P. 5; 28 T.L.R. 572; 23 Cox

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 9 JULY 1968 BEFORE: ANNAN J. COUNSEL S. A. Gyimah for the applicant. J. T. Afrifa for the caveatrix. JUDGMENT OF ANNAN J. This is a motion to strike out a caveat filed by the caveatrix through her solicitors, and the application is based on the ground that the caveatrix

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SUNYANI DATE: 8 JULY 1968 BEFORE: BAIDOO J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL by the Republic from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Sunyani, in which the trial circuit judge cautioned and discharged the accused persons after binding them over to be of good behaviour for two years. The facts are fully stated

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for an order of habeas corpus to secure the release of a person detained in prison upon the authority of a purported Decree which, although signed, was neither published nor numbered. The facts are fully set out in the ruling. COUNSEL John Lynes (with him C. K. Amoah) for the applicant.