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THE STATE V. AYI GRUNSHIE

(1961) JELR 65987 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  5 Nov 1961  •  Ghana

Coram
VAN LARE JSC, SARKODEE-ADOO JSC,ADUMUA-BOSSMAN JSC

Appearances
C. E. COUSSEY FOR THE APPELLANT ,K. DUA SAKYI WITH HIM SARKODEE FOR THE RESPONDENT (THE STATE).

Judgement
<p><strong>ADUMUA–BOSSMAN J.S.C.</strong></p><p>This appeal is against a conviction of the appellant on the charge of the murder of one Salifu Moshie on 17th November, 1960, by Crabbe, J. sitting with a jury. The prosecution’s case, depending almost entirely on the evidence of the first prosecution witness, Kwabena Nimoh (who will hereafter be referred to shortly as Nimoh), was to the effect following:</p><p>That at about 8 p.m. on the fateful Wednesday, he and the deceased went hunting at night in the bush near a village called Amankenan in the Tanoso area, he, Nimoh, carrying only a cutlass, whilst the deceased carried a gun and had the usual local hunter’s head-light strapped on to his forehead. In the bush, at the deceased’s request he (Nimoh) stood at a certain spot and the deceased moved about 20 yards away. Suddenly Nimoh heard the report of a gun, followed by a voice which asked: “Who is that, who fired the gun?”; he then heard the deceased reply “It’s I”, and the other voice called out “Grunshie”, as if enqui…</p>

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