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Supreme Court Sets Parameters for Disclosure of Information to Accused Persons
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Supreme Court Sets Parameters for Disclosure of Information to Accused Persons

The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie & 4 Ors [1] has upheld the right of accused persons being tried summarily to have access to all documents in the possession of the prosecution – irrespective of whether the prosecution intends to rely on them or not. “A trial cannot be fair,...