KWASI ADU @ ETSEAFOO V. THE REPUBLIC
(2017) JELR 65989 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/19/2015
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17 Mar 2017
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Ghana
Coram
VICTOR OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A., L. L. MENSAH J.A.
Appearances
MATHEW AMPONSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HIM AMERA SARPONG ,(ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT,C. K. HOEYI FOR THE APPELLANT.
Judgement
<h2 class="ql-align-center">JUDGMENT</h2><p><strong>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.</strong></p><p>This is an appeal launched by the Appellant against the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated 31<sup>st</sup> March 2015 in respect of an application for bail which the High Court had refused.</p><p>The facts which engendered this appeal are as follows:- On 23<sup>rd</sup> July 2008 at 4.30 a.m the Appellant herein Kwesi Adu and one Yaw Anim hired one Francis Owusu a taxi driver from Adukrom to Accra under the pretext of taking an uncle to Adukrom who had arrived from abroad. On a section of the Larteh road, the Appellant drew a sharp knife, and ordered the driver to hand over the keys of the car. With a minimum resistance, the Appellant inflicted knife and gunshot wounds on the taxi driver. The victim bled profusely and fell unconscious. They tied the victim and threw him into a near-by bush. The Appellant who is a professional driver drove the Suzuki stolen taxi with registration No. GS 3515 Y to Jericho, a suburb of Ashiaman and offered same for sale in the sum of GH₵2,500. Due to the…</p>