Privy Council - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:57:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Conviction upheld for set up murder of witness https://bahamascourtnews.com/conviction-upheld-for-set-up-murder-of-witness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conviction-upheld-for-set-up-murder-of-witness Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:44:08 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6268 A woman convicted of participating in a plot to kill a witness has had her murder conspiracy conviction upheld. However, her 35-year sentence for the crime has been quashed. Caryn Moss played a key role in the murder of O’Neil Marshall, days before his scheduled testimony against a notorious gang leader. Moss confessed to luring […]

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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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]]> Bahamas hanged 13 since independence https://bahamascourtnews.com/bahamas-hanged-13-since-independence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bahamas-hanged-13-since-independence Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:01:17 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3706 Facts Although capital punishment remains on the books, just 13 people have been executed in The Bahamas since the country attained independence on July 10, 1976. In 2000, David Mitchell was the last person sentenced to death. Convicted of the 1994 stabbing deaths of Horst and Traude Jennings as they slept in their home in […]

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]]> Dealer makes last-ditch appeal to block extradition https://bahamascourtnews.com/dealer-makes-last-ditch-appeal-to-block-extradition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dealer-makes-last-ditch-appeal-to-block-extradition Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:52:15 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/dealer-makes-last-ditch-appeal-to-block-extradition/ NASSAU-Wanted drug dealer Sean Bruey has made a last-ditch attempt to block his extradition to Florida. Bruey’s lawyer Osman Johnson has filed an urgent application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council. If the court doesn’t grant permission, Bruey’s 18-year battle against extradition will come to an end. The Court of Appeal will hear […]

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]]> Last chance appeal for accused cop killers https://bahamascourtnews.com/last-chance-appeal-for-accused-cop-killers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-chance-appeal-for-accused-cop-killers Mon, 06 Jul 2020 07:34:56 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2162 NASSAU-The Privy Council this week continues hearing the appeals of convicted cop killers Stephen “Die” Stubbs and Andrew “Yogi” Davis, accused of gunning down Constable Jimmy Ambrose outside the now-closed Club Rock Disco in 1999. Meanwhile, prosecutors have appealed the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit Clinton “Russ’ Evans of the murder on appeal in […]

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]]> Donna Vasyli seeks to block retrial for husband’s murder https://bahamascourtnews.com/donna-vasali-seeks-to-block-retrial-for-husbands-murder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donna-vasali-seeks-to-block-retrial-for-husbands-murder Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:44:08 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1943 NASSAU- Donna Vasyli, the prime suspect in her husband’s murder, hopes her attorneys can convince an appellate court to end her case for good. The Court of Appeal will on July 20 consider whether she should face a second trial for the murder of orthotics tycoon Phillip Vasyli. Police arrested Donna, his wife of 34 […]

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]]> Privy Council denies appeal against Frank Smith’s acquittal https://bahamascourtnews.com/privy-council-denies-appeal-against-frank-smiths-acquittal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=privy-council-denies-appeal-against-frank-smiths-acquittal Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:55:25 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=845 For the second time, a panel of judges has dismissed an appeal against former Progressive Liberal Party Senator Frank Smith’s acquittal on corruption charges. The Privy Council on Wednesday refused the government permission to challenge a Court of Appeal decision that affirmed Smith’s acquittal on charges of bribery and extortion last August. The government had […]

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]]> Donna Vasyli faces retrial uncertainty after Privy Council ruling https://bahamascourtnews.com/donna-vasyli-faces-retrial-uncertainty-after-privy-council-ruling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donna-vasyli-faces-retrial-uncertainty-after-privy-council-ruling Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:05:33 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=675 NASSAU-Accused murderer Donna Vasyli still doesn’t know if she’ll be tried a second time for the murder of her husband. Philip Vasyli, a world-renowned podiatrist, was found stabbed to death in his Bahamas mansion on March 24, 2015. Donna, his wife of 34 years, was arrested and charged with his murder later that day. She […]

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