[2018]DLCA16219 • December 4, 2018 • Court of Appeal
THE REPUBLIC vs. EUGENE BAFFOE-BONNIE & 4 OTHERS
The case concerns an application by the 2nd accused/applicant and four others to stay the criminal trial proceedings in the High Court. The trial judge refused the stay, ruling that the application was not based on national security concerns and that failure to disclose evidence before tendering it does not render it inadmissible but may warrant an adjournment. The prosecution sought to tender only a relevant page of a dispatch book, while the applicants wanted the entire dispatch book admitted, alleging it might contain favorable evidence.
read moreTHE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT) vs. EUGENE BAFFOE-BONNIE & 4 OTHERS (2ND ACCUSED/APPELLANT/APPLICANT) [COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA] CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H3/07/19 DATE: 4TH DECEMBER, 2018 COUNSEL: GODWIN TAMAKLOE FOR APPELLANT. EVELYN KEELSON FOR RESPONDENT. CORAM: GYAESAYOR JA (PRESIDING), A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA, TANKO AMADU JA RULING GYAESAYOR JA This is an application for stay of proceedings of the criminal trial in the High Court involving the 2nd applicant and 4 others. The application to stay proceedings was first heard by the trial judge of the High Court who refused to grant the said application and has since proceeded to continue with the trial. In his ruling, the learned judge ruled that the application is not based on national security concerns as alleged. He also dismissed the contention that the document could not be tendered for want of discovery. He referred to the Supreme Court decision...