8/22/2017
START DATE
END DATE
11/20/2020
Kenneth Williams v The Queen
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) on appeal from Supreme Court of Bermuda
Criminal Law
JUSTICE OF APPEAL SIR MAURICE KAY JUSTICE OF APPEAL GEOFFREY BELL JUSTICE OF APPEAL DAME ELIZABETH GLOSTER
N/A
Mr. Jerome Lynch QC and Ms. Sara-Ann Tucker of Trott & Duncan Ltd. for the Appellant Ms. Maria Sofianos Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Respondent
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Kenneth Williams was convicted on nine counts involving offences against a young female child. The trial was criticized for its excessive length and fragmented nature leading to an appeal on grounds including the mishandling of the trial by the magistrate and errors in law by the Supreme Court.
SUMMARY:
Excessive trial length injustice caused by delay fragmented nature of trial case management fairness of trial process
OUTCOMES:
Convictions quashed verdicts of acquittal directed no retrial ordered due to the unfair trial process and substantial period of incarceration for the Appellant
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Defendant
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Kenneth Williams v The Queen
Kenneth Williams was convicted on nine counts involving offences against a young female child. The trial was criticized for its excessive length and fragmented nature leading to an appeal on grounds including the mishandling of the trial by the magistrate and errors in law by the Supreme Court.