24-Nov-09
START DATE
END DATE
19-Jan-10
THE QUEEN - and - DARRONTE LAVAR DILL
COURT:
LAW:
JUDGE(S):
CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Hon. Chief Justice Richard Ground
The DPP Mr. Mahoney and Ms. Sofianos
Ms. Weekes QC and Mr. Woolridge
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Dill was convicted of the murders of Maxwell Brangman and Frederick Gilbert. Brangman was found burned in a shed, while Gilbert was discovered floating in Smith?s Sound. The evidence included confessions Dill allegedly made to a fellow prisoner, recorded police interviews, and forensic evidence. The defense challenged the admissibility of these confessions, arguing they were obtained under duress and should be excluded under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 2006 (PACE).
SUMMARY:
(1) Were Dill?s confessions obtained under duress? (2) Did the police use unfair tactics to extract the confessions? (3) Should the recorded evidence have been excluded?
OUTCOMES:
Conviction upheld; confessions deemed admissible.
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
The Crown (Plaintiff)
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT:
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THE QUEEN - and - DARRONTE LAVAR DILL
Dill was convicted of the murders of Maxwell Brangman and Frederick Gilbert. Brangman was found burned in a shed, while Gilbert was discovered floating in Smith?s Sound. The evidence included confessions Dill allegedly made to a fellow prisoner, recorded police interviews, and forensic evidence. The defense challenged the admissibility of these confessions, arguing they were obtained under duress and should be excluded under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 2006 (PACE).