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    Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter NORTH EAST St Elizabeth Member of Parliament Kern Spencer could walk out of court a free man in the coming days, and so, too, could his co-accused and companion, Coleen Wright.
    Counsel representing the two yesterday moved for the fraud case against them to be dismissed when the matter came up before Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey in the Corporate Area court.
    The matter is set to continue on Thursday, and already, Pusey has said the critical issue at play is credibility.
    "Credibility, this is what the case is about," Pusey said, adding that her job required her to have a juror's mind.
    Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has been accused of prosecutorial misconduct by Wright's lawyer, K.D. Knight, who said his client was being denied the right to a fair trial.
    Credibility questioned
    Spencer's counsel, Patrick Atkinson, who will resume his submission on Thursday, associated himself with the remarks and said Llewellyn's handling of the matter had called her credibility into question.
    "It is necessary that the principle of a fair trial is always pre-eminent in processes of this nature," Knight said as he made the application for the case to be dismissed.
    The trial of the matter connected to the Cuban light-bulb scandal has been stalled for more than six months following statements made in the witness box by former co-accused Rodney Chin.
    Yesterday, the matter turned on its head when Lord Anthony Gifford, representing the Crown, said the prosecution had fully complied with an order for disclosure after the most recent letter was provided to defence counsel by Llewellyn last Friday.
    Knight went through a series of documents in court and drew attention to discrepancies in statements provided by Llewellyn and lead investigator Superintendent of Police Fitz Bailey.
    Damage far worse
    The disclosure presented to defence counsel on Friday indicated that Chin had not presented investigators with a statement at the time when Llewellyn first met with him in his attorney's office.
    Llewellyn had said in previous letters that a statement existed at the time she met with Chin.
    "I categorise what has taken place to be obfuscation and circumvention," Knight said.
    Pusey said the latest disclosure was "far worse" damaging to the Crown's case because it indicated that the DPP met with Chin while he was still charged.
    Chin was charged jointly with Spencer and Wright in 2008 with money laundering and fraud arising out of the implementation of the Cuban light-bulb programmes. The prosecution later dropped the charges against him and made him into a Crown witness. Although Chin maintained that he had never been made any offers or received any inducements to testify against Spencer and Wright, the defence said they did not buy his story.
    They asked Llewellyn to provide them with a statement indicating how Chin moved from being an accused to having the charges dropped against him. However, Llewellyn said and maintained there was nothing to disclose.
    The defence went as far as to the High Court but was unsuccessful in getting further disclosure. But while on the stand, Chin made certain statements which again led defence counsel to demand full disclosure. Further statements were presented to the court by investigators and letters were written to defence counsel by Llewellyn. Knight said examination of the documents told a mysterious tale.
    "This is the gospel of the tangled web we weave," he said in court.
    The Queen's Counsel reminded the court that he had concluded his cross-examination of Chin, which, he said, was predicated on Llewellyn's insistence there was nothing more to disclose.
    "The actions of the DPP are tantamount to prosecutorial misconduct. If the trial is not fair, then the court is obliged to throw it out," Knight said.
    daraine.luton@gleanerjm.com

    http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead3.html
    "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

  • #2
    mi tell unnu from long time, once missa chin switch...it done!


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    • #3
      Originally posted by Mosiah View Post
      mi tell unnu from long time, once missa chin switch...it done!
      Doesn't make any sense! Where is Barristah Gamma? What is this big fuss about when the DPP spoke with Chin? Plea bargin nuh mean nothing in Jamaica?

      Based on the standoff between Pusey and the DPP one have to really wonder if the judge is on a mission here.
      "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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      • #4
        Bwoy ah di nicest form teacha mi evah di hab, Judith Pusey nice kyaan done. Now ah Resident Magistrate Pusey, mek mi smile inna mi heart nuff time. Haffi buss dis one out deh. Who memba di sprintah Jackie Pusey, St Mary production

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        • #5
          inconsistencies is not a big deal fi you? oh! mi memba say not even bare-faced lies no bodda yuh a inch!


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          • #6
            Originally posted by Mosiah View Post
            inconsistencies is not a big deal fi you? oh! mi memba say not even bare-faced lies no bodda yuh a inch!
            ... and that should be enough reason to throw out a case where the defendant is on tape plotting to hide his activities? Again the distractions seem to be working.
            "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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            • #7
              Lazie I agree with what you said. Read what you just said and think about Bruce, Brady and Manat. I have always thought Kern should Fry.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Rudi View Post
                Lazie I agree with what you said. Read what you just said and think about Bruce, Brady and Manat. I have always thought Kern should Fry.
                What about Bruce now Rudi?
                "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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                • #9
                  Heh, heh " the defendant is on tape trying to hide his activities". According to Brady's correspondence he (Brady) was instructed by Bruce to hide the gov't's involvement in the Manat affair. Don't feel no way Kern should fry. I mean that seriously.

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                  • #10
                    gee, lazie. courts throw out cases for less than that! not saying i agree, but you know is suh it go!


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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Rudi View Post
                      Heh, heh " the defendant is on tape trying to hide his activities". According to Brady's correspondence he (Brady) was instructed by Bruce to hide the gov't's involvement in the Manat affair. Don't feel no way Kern should fry. I mean that seriously.
                      Did Bruce commit a criminal act?
                      "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Mosiah View Post
                        gee, lazie. courts throw out cases for less than that! not saying i agree, but you know is suh it go!
                        I'll take your word for it bredren. Clearly the attitude of the judge in this case has to be questioned.
                        "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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                        • #13
                          Aside on Atco!

                          How many here know he was an 880 yards man for Mannings and Wolmers?
                          He was just outside the big 3. Always put in great heats runs...then came into the straight in the finals looking good..only to fade and fall outside of the big 3.

                          If I remember correctly in those days only the first 3 or 4 place finishers got points at Champs.

                          Has done very well as an attorney.
                          Big up, spar!

                          Wonder where is his big brother "Slow". Now he was a tremendous striker of the cricket ball who was good in the outfield. Had an easy but extremely powerful return to the stumps. Many a batsman was caught short of the crease as "Slow's" false to the eye seemingly nonchalant gait and easy movement lulled them into a false sense of safety. He sure could 'gun' that ball in!
                          Last edited by Karl; October 12, 2010, 10:02 PM.
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