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A man sentenced to 25 years in jail had his conviction overturned yesterday. Trevone Saltus was convicted in May last year of the murder of Lorenzo Stovell in Sandys in 2012. Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves sentenced Saltus to life with a minimum term ...

A man convicted of a plot to import cannabis to Bermuda using his mother’s name on the package has lost an appeal in the Supreme Court. Tafari Wilson, 36, lodged an appeal against his conviction after trial by magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo in March last...

A man jailed in connection to an armed robbery has lost an appeal against his conviction. Detre Ford was convicted in the Supreme Court of both possessing a prohibited weapon and aggravated burglary. However, through defence lawyer Susan Mulligan, he...

Court of Appeal judges have raised serious concerns about the “unacceptable” delay it takes for criminals to be sentenced after they have been convicted in Bermuda. The panel of appeal judges highlighted several Supreme Court cases they had dealt wit...

A lawyer has been criticised heavily by the Court of Appeal for “unreasonable and improper” conduct of an appeal involving a controversial American speaker who was added to the “stop list” after an appearance on the island. Barrister Eugene Johnston ...

A mother’s conviction for money-laundering has been quashed by the Court of Appeal — but her son’s sentence for running a drug smuggling operation was increased by six years. Denise Morris was given a 12-month suspended prison term earlier this year ...

The gunman convicted of the gun murder of Prince Edness has failed in a bid to have his murder conviction quashed. Jaquii Pearman DeSilva was jailed for life in October 2015 for the cold-blooded killing of Mr Edness — a self-proclaimed drug dealer a...

A prison officer has had an appeal against his conviction for attempting to bring contraband into Westgate dismissed. After Art Simons was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court, he filed an appeal before he could be sentenced, stating the trial judge ha...

The Government will not appeal last week’s landmark legal ruling on same-sex marriage. Home affairs minister Pat Gordon-Pamplin told The Royal Gazette last night: “The Government acknowledges the Supreme Court ruling handed down on Friday last and, u...

The Court of Appeal has struck down a ruling that a construction company only hired “black faces” on a project to justify work permits. While the Human Rights Commission found that Apex Construction Management Ltd had discriminated against Bermudian ...

Jailed murderer Wolda Gardner has lost an appeal against his conviction for the shooting of Malcolm Augustus. Gardner, 37, was sentenced on July 28, 2015 to 20 years behind bars before being eligible for parole, after a majority jury found him guilty...

A West End Development Corporation tenant has won a reduction in the damages she was ordered to pay the quango in rent arrears. Carla Crockwell was told to pay Wedco $12,321 in March 2015 after protracted legal proceedings spanning more than two year...