Jeremiah Andrews v The Director of Public Prosecutions

• Jurisdiction: Bahamas
• Judge: Evans, JA
• Judgment Date: 03 October 2019
• Neutral Citation: BS 2019 CA 151
• Court: Court of Appeal (Bahamas)
• Docket Number: SCCrApp & CAIS No. 163 of 2019
• Date: 03 October 2019

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

Before:

The Hon Mr Justice Isaacs, JA

The Hon Mrs Justice Crane-Scott, JA

The Hon Mr Justice Evans, JA

SCCrApp & CAIS No. 163 of 2019

Jeremiah Andrews

Appellant

and

The Director of Public Prosecutions

Respondent

Ms Krysta Mason-Smith, Counsel for Appellant

Ms Kristan Stubbs, Counsel for Respondent

Criminal practice and procedure - Bail — Appeal against refusal of bail — Appeal allowed and bail granted with conditions.

1 (Bail)

2 The oral judgment of the court was delivered by

Evans, JA

3 This is an appeal by the appellant, Jeremiah Andrews, who appeared before Justice Gregory Hilton on an application for bail which was refused. He has appealed to this court, setting out several grounds.

4 We, having heard counsel, determined that the appeal should be allowed and that bail should be granted, and we will provide full reasons for our decision at a later date.

5 These are the conditions:

• (1) Bail is granted in the sum of $12,000.00, with two sureties.

• (2) The appellant is to report to the East Street South Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, no later than 6:00 p.m. on those days.

• (3) He is to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device.

• (4) He is prohibited from entering the Montell Heights Subdivision until after the trial of this matter.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 2019

EVANS, JA