How the Privy Council quashed the 2014 murder convictions of Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and three co-accused over a juror bribery attempt — and why Jamaica’s Court of Appeal refused to order a retrial.
Reviewing Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) criminal judgments in Dominica reported by Dominica News Online, examining appellate sentence quashing and High Court capital sentencing procedures.
Reviewing two landmark High Court matters in Saint Kitts & Nevis covered by SKNVibes and Times Caribbean: the criminal conviction of a former Crown Counsel and the MSR Media CBI judicial review.
Reviewing recent Barbados High Court firearm sentencing judgments by Justice Carlisle Greaves reported in Barbados Today, explaining the Firearms Act (Cap. 179) and mathematical sentencing deductions.
An analysis of R v Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan & Others in the Supreme Court of Jamaica, examining judge-alone trials, secret witness recordings, and sentencing under the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act.
A review of Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Akili Charles ([2022] UKPC 31) and the subsequent TT$1.15 million High Court damages award reported by the Trinidad Guardian.
A legal breakdown of the J$3 billion Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) prosecution (R v Jean-Ann Panton), examining charges under the Larceny Act, Forgery Act, Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), and Cybercrimes Act.
