appeal against sentence - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:37:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Sick grandma freed from jail after sentence cut https://bahamascourtnews.com/sick-grandma-freed-from-jail-after-sentence-cut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sick-grandma-freed-from-jail-after-sentence-cut Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:37:19 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6339 Nassau, BAHAMAS- A sick grandmother who tried to hide her grandson’s gun during a police raid has been released from prison after the Court of Appeal reduced her sentence. Freda Hart, 81, was originally sentenced to 12 months in prison for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Her grandson, James Hart, was jailed for […]

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]]> Sick gun-toting grandma seeks sentence cut https://bahamascourtnews.com/gun-toting-grandma-seeks-sentence-cut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gun-toting-grandma-seeks-sentence-cut Sat, 12 Aug 2023 07:13:10 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6302 Nassau, BAHAMAS- A gun-toting grandmother has asked the appellate court to reduce her one-year prison sentence, arguing that she’s too sick for jail. Freda Hart, 80, was convicted of gun possession in February 2023 after she tried to hide a loaded gun from police. Hart has already served six months of her sentence for possession […]

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]]> Court refuses to reduce sentence of woman who killed boyfriend https://bahamascourtnews.com/court-refuses-to-reduce-sentence-of-woman-who-killed-boyfriend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-refuses-to-reduce-sentence-of-woman-who-killed-boyfriend Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:36:14 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/court-refuses-to-reduce-sentence-of-woman-who-killed-boyfriend/ The Court of Appeal did not disturb the 15-year sentence of a woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend. Ashley McKenzie, 47, who was originally charged with murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 death of Andrew Mackey. She filed an appeal against the sentence, claiming the penalty was too severe. However, the Court of […]

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