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Summary of Court Activities for the Week Ending Saturday 13th August 2016


There were a total of 157 cases in the different courts; 120 cases in the High Court, 31 in the Magistrate courts and 6 in the Juvenile court.
Out of a total of 232 indigents, 211 were male adults and 15 were female adults, 6 were male Juveniles and no female juveniles. Only 1 male adult was acquitted and discharged. 4 male adults were discharged for want of prosecution. 1 male adult was sentenced.
1 matter was committed to the High Court. There were three closed files as a result of revelations that they had private representations, which disqualified them as indigents.
The acquitted and discharged indigent according to professions was a trader. The discharged indigents according to professions were 2 Security Workers, 1 Pupil and 1 Common Carrier (Wheelbarrow Pusher)
The Acquitted and Discharged person was charged with Larceny in a Dwelling House. The Discharged persons were charged with the following crimes: 1 for Sexual Penetration, 2 for Conspiracy and Larceny and 1 for Shop Breaking and Larceny. The 1 male adult was acquitted and discharged as a result of having gone through the legal process, judgment was delivered and he was found ‘not guilty’.
In some of the Discharged matters, the Prosecution was unable to proceed as a result of lack of witnesses. Consequently, after several adjournments, Legal Aid Board lawyers made applications for discharge pursuant to the relevant sections of the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Act of 1965, and the indigents were accordingly discharged for want of prosecution.



Derek Nat-George – Head of Media and Public Relations.print

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