3/21/2013
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END DATE
18/11/2022
Wolda Salamma Gardner v The Director of Public Prosecutions and The Attorney-General
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Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on appeal from the Supreme Court of Bermuda
Criminal Law Constitutional Law
THE PRESIDENT SIR CHRISTOPHER CLARKE JUSTICE OF APPEAL SIR MAURICE KAY JUSTICE OF APPEAL DAME ELIZABETH GLOSTER
Bruce Swan Bruce Swan & Associates
Shakira Dill-Francois of the Attorney-General?s Chambers
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Gardner charged with premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus on 25 December 2012 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with a 20-year tariff appeal against conviction dismissed appeal against sentence for murder 1 successful leading to retrial challenge to jury selection process under section 519(2) of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional
SUMMARY:
Discrepancy in jury selection rights between Crown and defense application of section 519(2) of the Criminal Code constitutional challenge to the jury selection process
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Defendant
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Wolda Salamma Gardner v The Director of Public Prosecutions and The Attorney-General
Gardner charged with premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus on 25 December 2012 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with a 20-year tariff appeal against conviction dismissed appeal against sentence for murder 1 successful leading to retrial challenge to jury selection process under section 519(2) of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional