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ANTHONY ASOMANI @ ANTHONY AWUAH VS THE REPUBLIC

2024

SUPREME COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)
  • PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC
  • KULENDI JSC
  • ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC
  • DARKO ASARE JSC

Areas of Law

  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence Law

AI Generated Summary

The appellant, a fetish priest, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and murder based on circumstantial evidence after the decapitated body of a ten-year-old boy was found on his property. Despite appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, his conviction and the death sentence were upheld. The Supreme Court found that the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and clarified the legal duties of the trial judge concerning submissions of no case. Key legal principles from the case include the trial judge's duty to determine whether a case has been made out and the admissibility of police statements in criminal trials.

JUDGMENT