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A 65-year-old farmer and carriage driver who claimed he was driven to import cannabis out of financial desperation sobbed in court as he was jailed for six years for smuggling the drug in his farming supplies.
Howard Charles, of Southcourt Avenue, Pa...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A teen burglar has been freed on appeal after spending more than a year in jail
Jarico Burt, 18, of Hamilton Parish, was sentenced to corrective training at the Co-ed Facility in December 2012 for his involvement in two counts of burglary.
Burt had p...
DATE: Feb 08, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who texted a series of murder threats to his ex-girlfriend avoided trial by switching to a guilty plea after the jury was sworn in.
Geontai Minors, 22, told his estranged partner Andrea Warren that he would do “something f***ed up” before makin...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The two newest members of the Bermuda Bar Association, Dominique Rivas and Tricia Warner, were inducted into the Island’s legal fraternity on Friday.
They were approved by Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons.
The packed courtroom included Mrs Warner’s...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Forensic evidence against a teen athlete accused of attempting to shoot another man dead includes a single microscopic particle of what can unequivocally be called gunshot residue.
And a reference to “shooting at close range” retrieved from the phone...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Possible reforms of the Island’s cannabis laws have been welcomed by veteran politicians Delaey Robinson and Ashfield DeVent.
But the former Progressive Labour Party MPs also questioned the rationale of the current debate on cannabis — and cautioned ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police officers accidentally tainted criminal evidence with gunshot residue, a defence lawyer has suggested to the jury at a trial for an attempted gun murder.
Lawyer Marc Daniels also charged that a police firearms officer was giving inaccurate info...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Accused gunman Blaine Simmons “acted in a very nervous manner” when stopped after a gang-related shooting last year in Sandys, a police firearms officer told the Supreme Court.
Mr Simmons denies attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant, as well as usin...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man allegedly targeted by a gang has described running for his life from a “dark figure” outside his house — only to be gunned down before he could reach safety.
Lo’Torean Durrant, 23, took the stand on the opening day of trial for Blaine Simmons, ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The newest addition to the Bermuda Bar, lawyer Orchid Morrison, joined the Island’s legal fraternity in a short ceremony before Chief Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday.
Mr Justice Kawaley commended Ms Morrison, who is currently part of the legal team at ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
