11/9/2020
START DATE
END DATE
12/3/2021
James Robert Rumley v The Queen
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DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from Supreme Court of Bermuda
Criminal Law
The Lord President Sir Christopher Clarke Justice of Appeal Geoffrey Bell Justice of Appeal Dame Elizabeth Gloster
Saul Froomkin Q.C.
Cindy Clarke
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Rumley convicted for importing firearm parts appealed based on trial errors and presumption of knowledge
SUMMARY:
Was the trial fair was evidence prejudicial was jury correctly instructed on the law should sentences be consecutive
OUTCOMES:
Conviction upheld sentences of 14 years to run concurrently affirmed
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Defendant
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