KOFI SARFO & ANOR VRS THE REPUBLIC (D16/03/2025) [2024] GHAHC 393 (14 October 2024)
The charge is grave and the punishment severe; less than three months in custody for a murder-related offence does not constitute unreasonable delay. The applicant has not demonstrated grounds for bail under the circumstances.
- Citation
- KOFI SARFO & ANOR VRS THE REPUBLIC (D16/03/2025) [2024] GHAHC 393 (14 October 2024)
- Parties
- Accused/applicant: Kofi Sarfo; Accused/applicant: Jacob Thompson Nii Ayitey; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 14 October 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Bail Application Pending Trial
- Outcome
- Application for bail refused
- Legal Topics
- Bail, Unreasonable Delay, Murder, Abetment of Crime
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Kofi Sarfo
Accused/applicant
Jacob Thompson Nii Ayitey
Accused/applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Bail Application Pending Trial
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be granted bail pending trial for abetment of murder
- 2 Whether the period in custody constitutes unreasonable delay justifying bail
Ratio Decidendi
The charge is grave and the punishment severe; less than three months in custody for a murder-related offence does not constitute unreasonable delay. The applicant has not demonstrated grounds for bail under the circumstances.
Court Disposition
Application for bail refused
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