The run downBy Monique Washington
The Nevis Circuit of the criminal assizes for April has closed this past week with just one case out of seven going to trial.
The Observer was informed by a high court official that because the criminal assizes begin in a week in St Kitts at the High Court in Basseterre. The acting Director of Public Prosecution and his team will have to prepare, therefore, the Nevis assizes will be closed and matters traversed to the November assizes.
On Wednesday,High Court judge her Ladyship Lorriane Williams traversed twomore case to the November assizes:PerryFrederick’s and Roxanne Grant who were charged with rape and unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor; and Lawton Forbes who was charged with armed robbery at Xpetrol in Camps Village Nevis.
The Director of Public Prosecution and his team completed one trial,which resulted in a hung jury in the case of Delano Browne of Cotton Ground Nevis who was charged with armed robbery. His second trail will begin in the November when the criminal assizes begin at the High Court in Charlestown.
Dexter Somersal and Craig Halliday who were both charged with murder,had their case traversed earlier in the assizes; as well as the case of Roosevelt Browne, who was charged with two counts of rape and one of kidnapping. Their caseswill be heard in November.
Shane Shorter, who plead guilty to wounding with intent and burglary, received eight years on each count to run concurrently. Gavin Herbert and DeonWalters who were both charged with burglary, building breaking and larceny also pled guilty.
Taj Taylor, who was charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor, had the charges against him dropped.
The Observer was informed that after a case has been traversed twice it must be heard on the third appearance.
