A Pembroke man charged with the 2012 murder of Stefan Burgess refused to enter pleas in connection to the charges in Supreme Court.

Julian Washington, 24, has been charged with the premeditated murder of Mr Burgess, 24, who was gunned down in his home on The Glebe Road on January 8, 2012.

Mr Washington was further charged with the attempted murder of Davano Bremer, using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, and handling four .45 calibre cartridges on an unknown date between July 7, 2010 and January 9, 2012.

Despite being asked to plea, Mr Washington remained silent in court as the charges were read out to him. As a result, Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves entered Mr Washington’s plea as not guilty in connection to all four charges.

Mr Washington was remanded into custody until March, when the matter is expected to return to the Supreme Court for trial.

Also appearing in court via teleconference were convicted murderers Antonio Myers, Kevin Warner and David Cox, all of whom will have their sentences reconsidered following a recent Privy Council ruling.

While Warner and Cox were sentenced to serve a minimum 35 and 38 years respectively for premeditated murder, the Privy Council ruled that under Bermuda law minimum sentences must not exceed 25 years. Myers was sentenced to a minimum of 38 years in prison for the “simple” murder of Kumi Hartford, but according to the Privy Council ruling minimum sentences such cases should not exceed 15 years.

All three matters are scheduled to appear during the January arraignments session for a sentencing date to be set, unless an earlier date is found.

Derek Spalding, who was sentenced to serve a minimum of 38 years for the 2007 murder of Shaki Crockwell, was also scheduled to appear by teleconference, but the court was told he refused to leave his cell.

Mr Justice Greaves expressed disbelief, saying: “What kind of prison can you have a suspect refuse to turn up? If you are running a prison, people are supposed to follow your orders.”

Spalding last month told the Court of Appeals that while he is seeking to appeal his conviction before London’s Privy Council, he did not want to appeal his sentence saying: “It’s conviction or nothing.”

Mr Justice Greaves ordered that the matter to return to court during the January arraignments session for a sentencing date to be set.