DARKO V. THE REPUBLIC
(1968) JELR 82182 (HC)
High Court
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4 Mar 1968
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Ghana
Coram
AMISSAH J.A.
Appearances
Ofosu-Asante for the appellant. Tawia Adamafio for Tawiah, for the Republic.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>AMISSAH J.A.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After considering the evidence and the submissions by counsel on both sides I have come to the conclusion that this appeal against conviction should be dismissed. Substantially the issue was one of fact, namely whether or not a large quantity of blankets found with a co-accused and one other person had been stolen by the appellant. There was evidence coming from the co-accused that the appellant had brought the blankets to him to dispose of. Corroboration of this evidence came from others who said they had seen the appellant arrive in a lorry at a store which was under the control of the co-accused and that the blankets had been off-loaded from that lorry. There was also evidence that blankets of a similar kind and in similar packing had been lost from a certain government bungalow where they were held. It has been argued that the evidence connecting the appellant with the blankets was suspect. But this was a matter for the trial judge. What evidence there was, if believed…</p>