appeal - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:04:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Men’s acquittal in deadly boat explosion appealed https://bahamascourtnews.com/mens-acquittal-in-deadly-boat-explosion-appealed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mens-acquittal-in-deadly-boat-explosion-appealed Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:00:25 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5761 NASSAU- Two men accused of causing a deadly tour boat explosion through negligence could face a second trial, if the Court of Appeal allows an appeal against their acquittal. The DPP’s Office has appealed a judge’s decision to direct a jury to acquit Four C’s Adventures founder Clayton Patterson Smith and his captain Roderick Watson […]

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]]> Sick inmate sentenced to 3 days for gun crime https://bahamascourtnews.com/sick-inmate-sentenced-to-3-days-for-gun-crime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sick-inmate-sentenced-to-3-days-for-gun-crime Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:43:37 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5649 NASSAU – Need to get out of jail? An affidavit from the Commissioner of Corrections might help. The Court of Appeal on Monday sentenced gun convict Ronald Moorhead Jr to three days’ imprisonment, after Doan Cleare admitted in an affidavit that the prison lacked the manpower and resources to manage his Type 1 diabetes which […]

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]]> Kofhe Goodman denied leave to appeal https://bahamascourtnews.com/kofhe-goodman-denied-leave-to-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kofhe-goodman-denied-leave-to-appeal Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:20:14 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5602 NASSAU- The Privy Council ended the criminal career of child molester and murderer Kofhe Goodman when it refused him leave to appeal his conviction for the murder of Marco Archer. Now, 47, the serial predator will be a senior citizen by the time he’s released from prison. In 2018, following a second trial, Goodman was […]

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]]> Sick gun convict freed on $10k appeal bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/sick-gun-convict-freed-on-10k-appeal-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sick-gun-convict-freed-on-10k-appeal-bail Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:16:27 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5355 NASSAU – An American man with a chronic illness was on Friday freed on $10,000 cash bail as he awaits an appeal against his one-year prison sentence for gun and ammunition possession. Ronald Moorehead Jr received the sentence after pleading guilty to the offenses at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Ancella Evans on June 22. […]

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]]> Court rejects second chance appeal for man who killed ex https://bahamascourtnews.com/court-rejects-second-chance-appeal-for-man-who-killed-ex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-rejects-second-chance-appeal-for-man-who-killed-ex Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:40:15 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4506 NASSAU- A jealous man who killed his ex-girlfriend has lost a bid to reopen an appeal against his life sentence. Angelo “Nasty” Brennen asked the Court of Appeal to revisit his sentence for the 2004 shooting murder of Ruthmae Pinder—13 years after he dropped a challenge to it. According to Brennen, he had confused the […]

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]]> Peeping Toms freed from prison on appeal https://bahamascourtnews.com/peeping-toms-freed-from-prison-on-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peeping-toms-freed-from-prison-on-appeal Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:32:20 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/peeping-toms-freed-from-prison-on-appeal/ NASSAU- Two Peeping Toms have been freed from prison after the Court of Appeal quashed their excessive sentences. Robin Jeantil, 21, and Rechard Charles, 22, of Hope Town, Abaco, invaded a couple’s privacy last month by staring through a window as they had sex. Jeantil and Charles, who had no prior convictions, pleaded guilty to […]

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]]> Accused killer loses bail appeal https://bahamascourtnews.com/accused-killer-loses-bail-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accused-killer-loses-bail-appeal Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:04:45 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/accused-killer-loses-bail-appeal/ NASSAU- A man accused of murder and attempted murder has lost his appeal against a judge’s decision to refuse him bail. Lorenzo Wilson, 24, will now remain in custody at the Bahamas Department of Corrections until trial. Prosecutors say that Wilson fatally shot Deano Gordon and opened fire on Superintendent Warren Johnson on April 7, […]

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]]> Drug boat captain loses bid to cut sentence https://bahamascourtnews.com/drug-boat-captain-loses-bid-to-cut-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drug-boat-captain-loses-bid-to-cut-sentence Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:03:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/drug-boat-captain-loses-bid-to-cut-sentence/ NASSAU- A boat captain sentenced to five years in prison has lost a bid to cut his sentence. Acting on a tip, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit boarded the wooden sloop captained by Clodius Michel at the dock in Inagua on June 23, 2018. During a search, they found 40 pounds of cocaine, worth […]

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]]> Deported drug suspect appeals bail revocation https://bahamascourtnews.com/deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:08:28 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation/ NASSAU- An accused drug dealer whose bail was revoked shortly after his deportation from Jamaica has appealed. Bartholomew Pinder, 41, entered Jamaica illegally in June while awaiting trial on charges related to the seizure of 400 pounds of marijuana at Highbourn Cay. Jamaican police arrested and questioned Pinder following the seizure of 2,600 pounds of […]

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]]> Prosecutors want to jail old man caught with drugs and guns https://bahamascourtnews.com/prosecutors-want-to-jail-old-man-caught-with-drugs-and-guns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosecutors-want-to-jail-old-man-caught-with-drugs-and-guns Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:54:18 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/prosecutors-want-to-jail-old-man-caught-with-drugs-and-guns/ NASSAU- Prosecutors have asked the Court of Appeal to jail 68-year-old Pericles Maillis for his crimes. Maillis, a cousin of the lawyer with the same name, was fined $15,500 after he admitted to having four unlicensed firearms, 120 rounds of ammunition, and marijuana, worth $75,000, in September. Maillis faces one year in prison for nonpayment. […]

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