Why Did the Court Reduce Nana Agradaa’s Sentence? When news broke that Patricia Asieduaa, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, had her sentence reduced on appeal, many people assumed something improper had happened. Others felt that perhaps the court had gone soft or bowed to public pressure. In the judgment itself, however, the judge made it … Continue reading Criminal Appeals in Ghana: A Simple Explanation
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Let’s Unpack the Committal Process
Introduction The District Court, also known as the Magistrate Court, has three of the most interesting criminal jurisdictions within our court system. Among other things, it hears juvenile cases, determines extradition applications brought by the State, and, most critically for this discussion, decides whether persons charged with the gravest criminal offences should be committed to … Continue reading Let’s Unpack the Committal Process
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