Back in March dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel's murder conviction was tossed out after it was revealed that a juror paid a bribe to remain on his trial [click here if you missed that].
Now, ten years after his conviction, Vybz and his co-defendants have been released from prison...
From The Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused were set free Wednesday after the Court of Appeal ruled against retrying them for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams.
The judgment was handed down a short while ago.
The decision was made by a three-judge panel, including Justices Marva McDonald-Bishop, Paulette Williams and David Fraser.
Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer; Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell; Kahira Jones; and Andre St John were convicted of the September 2011 murder of Williams.
Lawyers representing the quartet made an appeal to the local Court of Appeal in 2020, but their convictions were upheld.
The accused’s appeal was then taken to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council, and on March 14, 2024, their murder convictions were overturned on the grounds of juror misconduct.
The Privy Council also remitted the case back to the Jamaica Court of Appeal to decide whether there should be a retrial.
8 comments:
Sounds like the juror was purposely planted to sabotage the trial. He's lucky he got out. Doesn't mean he's innocent.
He's in BAD Health. Poly Ain't Got Long Enough 2 do Nothing But Beg JAH'S FORGIVENESS.
Bribe?
Snitch didn't proofread. Bribe not bride!
They probably let him go because he's sick. And figure he would not be able to enjoy much. But hopefully he can get treatment. BuT I still think he's guilty and should still be in prison
So he poisoned his body for fake light-skin that he rocked in jail, and getting out just in time for said fake light skin to shrivel up due to bad health from said fake light skin? MIMS
Retrial
So that's NOT Dylan??
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