The Appellee, Moses Managbolor, was indicted during the August Term, A.D. 2011 of the 16th Judicial Circuit, Gbarpolu County for the Crime of Statutory Rape. Prior to the indictment, on the 8th day of August, A.D. 2011, the said circuit court ordered the arrest and detention of the appellee based on a complaint filed by the Women and Children Protection Section of the Liberia National Police.
Wherefore and in view of the foregoing, the motion to dismiss the appeal is hereby granted and the respondents/appellant’s appeal denied and dismissed as a matter of law.
MADAM JUSTICE WOLOKOLIE DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT
When a motion is filed to dismiss an appeal for violation of the appeal statute, this Court has consistently expressed its strong preference for deciding the appeal on its merit, hesitant to dismiss the appeal.
On July 2, 2017, the National Elections Commission (NEC) commenced the nomination process for prospective candidates desirous of contesting the General and Presidential Elections for October 10, 2017.
This appeal grows from a final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commissions (NEC), denying and dismissing the respondents/appellants’ appeal for failure to file their appeal from a final ruling of the Chief Dispute Hearing
MR. JUSTICE BANKS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
The Liberian Constitution (1986) states, at Article 1, that “All power is inherent in the people
MR. JUSTICE JA’NEH dissents:
As the final arbiter in the land, Liberian laws undoubtedly impose a sacred duty on the Supreme Court of Liberia to take every legal action at ensuring “accurate determination of the results of voting” in public electoral competitions.
Counsellors G. Moses Paegar and Albert Sims of Sherman and Sherman, Inc., in association with Counsellors Frank Musa Dean, Jr., of Dean and Associates, Cyril Jones of Jones and Jones Law Firm, and Emmanuel B. James of the International Group of Legal Advocates and Consultants, appeared for the appellants. Counsellor James Daku Mulbah, County Attorney for Montserrado County, Ministry of Justice, in association with Counsellors Theophilus C. Gould and Othello S. Payman, I, appeared for the appellee.
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