THE REPUBLIC vs FRANCIS KPOKABIO
April 4, 2025
HIGH COURT
GHANA
CORAM
- HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE HARRY ACHEAMPONG OPOKU ESQ.
Areas of Law
- Criminal Law and Procedure
April 4, 2025
HIGH COURT
GHANA
CORAM
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Summing upstarted at 10:15am and ended at 11:15am
11:16am jurors retire for deliberations to return their verdict
11:46am jurors returned from their deliberations to announce their verdict.
Foreman Charles Nyarko– My lord, we were unanimous in our verdict that the accused is guilty on the offence (Murder).
BY COURT: MR.FRANCIS KPOKABIO in view of there turn of the guilty verdict by the jurors in respect of the offence charged against you that is murder. I accordingly convict you on the offence of murder and sentence you to Life imprisonment to be served at Ankafo Maximum Security Prisons where you would spend the rest of your life. May God protect and keep you safe for the rest of your life .
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JUSTICE HARRY ACHEAMPONG-OPOKU
(JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)
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This High Court criminal proceeding culminated in a jury verdict and immediate sentencing. After the judge9s summing up concluded at 11:15am, the jury retired for deliberations at 11:16am and returned at 11:46am. Foreman Charles Nyarko announced the jury9s unanimous determination that Mr. Francis Kpokabio was guilty of murder. Justice Harry Acheampong Opoku addressed Kpokabio, expressly tying the court9s action to the jurors9 unanimous verdict, and entered a conviction on the murder charge. The judge then imposed a sentence of life imprisonment, specifying that it be served at the Ankafo Maximum Security Prisons. The pronouncement concluded with the judge offering a benediction for Kpokabio9s safety. The record reflects a straightforward trial conclusion: unanimity by the jury, followed by the court9s conviction and sentencing in accordance with the verdict.