KWASI ADU @ ETSEAFOO vs. THE REPUBLIC

L. L. MENSAH, J.A. This is an appeal launched by the Appellant against the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated 31st March 2015 in respect of an application for bail which the High Court had refused. The facts which engendered this appeal are as follows:- On 23rd 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 .....