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A man pulled over by police after he appeared “unsteady” on his motorbike has been banned and fined for drink-driving.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Nelson Cabral, 39, was stopped by officers on Jubilee Road in Devonshire.
Cabral admitted he had been...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has denied possession of more than $150,000 worth of drugs.
Shaki Simmons, 34, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to two counts of possession of cannabis and one count of possession of THC oil with intent to supply.
It was alleg...
DATE: Mar 27, 2019
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Court
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A man with mental health and drug problems who headbutted a police officer was shown leniency by a magistrate this week.
Magistrate Maxanne Anderson sentenced Eric Richardson to two years probation on Wednesday.
She said: “I don’t want anyone to thin...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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Court
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A man accused of a sex assault on a woman has been acquitted in the Supreme Court.
The 20-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, walked free from court after the jury was ordered by acting puisne judge Craig Attridge to deliver a forma...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A magistrate arrested after a car crash in January is still on police bail, a police spokesman said yesterday.
It is understood that Khamisi Tokunbo and another man were taken into custody after a car crash on South Road in Paget in January.
Neithe...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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Court
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The Director of Public Prosecutions was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court yesterday.
John Rankin, the Governor, announced that Larry Mussenden will take up the role when Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves retires in July.
Mr Rankin: “I am conf...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman was accused yesterday of handling a shotgun, a revolver and almost 500 rounds of ammunition
Tonae Perinchief-Leader, 29, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with four offences, all alleged to have taken place in Sandys on July 6, 2015.
The char...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man charged with seven child pornography offences yesterday denied he accessed the images on a laptop seized from his home.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Supreme Court that he could say “with a clear conscience and cert...
DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man twice found guilty of a gun murder yesterday had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Travonne Saltus walked free from court after the appeals panel found that there had been errors in the trial judge’s direction of the jury at his se...
DATE: Mar 16, 2019
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Court
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The widow of a computing tycoon and philanthropist has launched legal action against the Minister of National Security over her husband’s private island.
Lawyers for Lillian Martin, an American, have filed a motion at the Supreme Court to ask for a d...
DATE: Mar 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter