Credibility of witnesses in Ghana case law.

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Reliance on demeanour without testing the evidence

Before passing from count two, we would observe that the practice of trial court of taking refuge under “seeing and hearing witnesses and watching their demeanour” to accept their testimony without testing their credibility or considering their evidence in the light of other evidence, direct or circumstantial, is not one to be encouraged.

DOMENA v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [1964] GLR 563 [1964] SLR (SC) 51 · Supreme Court · 1964 · OLLENNU JSC

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