THE REPUBLIC V. OWUSU GIDEON @ FUFUO

JUDGEMENT

The accused person herein has been charged with one count of Robbery Contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29 and one count of Threat of Death Contrary to Section 75 of Act 29.

The combined effect of the particulars of the offences are that on the 15th day of April 2024 at Dwease in the Ashanti Circuit and within the jurisdiction of this court the accused person used force to snatch the sum of Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHS 50.00) from Bismark Asiamah (PW1 herein) and when confronted with the issue, he threatened Amoakohene Emmanuel and Fayie Richard (PW2 and PW3 herein) with a cutlass with intent to put them in fear of death. 

The accused person pleaded not guilty to both counts so prosecution assumed the duty to prove his guilt. In evaluating the evidence led in this case, it is important to bring to fore the burden that the prosecution bears in this trial. The fundamental rule in our criminal justice system as stated in the 1992 Constitution, Article 19 (2) …