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Man who stole ackee from GG’s residence granted bail
A 30-year-old resident of Langard Avenue in Kingston who was recently caught with 45 pods of ackee from the Governor General's farm at Kings House, and who was later given a three month sentence, has been handed a lifeline.
Junior Christie who was sent to jail by Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey after he pleaded guilty to praedial larceny, was on Wednesday offered bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.
Mr. Christie was not present when the bail application was made. Hugh Falconer, Attorney and Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, said the work to secure Mr. Christie's release got underway Wednesday morning.
“We filed notice on grounds of appeal and today [Wednesday] we went before her honour Ms Judith Pusey and applied for bail pending appeal. The learned magistrate exercised her discretion in our favour and Mr. Christie was offered bail in the sum of $30, 000.00 with a surety, ” Mr. Christie told RJR News.
Mr. Falconer says several agencies had expressed an interest in the case which drew sharp criticism from some sectors of the society over what some say was the harsh sentence handed down by Resident Magistrate Pusey.
Mr. Christie was arrested on November 19 after he was nabbed by a caretaker at King’s House with a bag containing 45 pods of ackee. He told the court in his defence that he was going to buy food with the proceeds from the sale of the ackee, and was not aware that he was picking fruits from Kings House.
That did not sit well with Miss Pusey who last Thursday sent him off to jail.
Mr. Falconer said the mild mannered Christie experienced a rough childhood and if given opportunities could do well.
A 30-year-old resident of Langard Avenue in Kingston who was recently caught with 45 pods of ackee from the Governor General's farm at Kings House, and who was later given a three month sentence, has been handed a lifeline.
Junior Christie who was sent to jail by Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey after he pleaded guilty to praedial larceny, was on Wednesday offered bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.
Mr. Christie was not present when the bail application was made. Hugh Falconer, Attorney and Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, said the work to secure Mr. Christie's release got underway Wednesday morning.
“We filed notice on grounds of appeal and today [Wednesday] we went before her honour Ms Judith Pusey and applied for bail pending appeal. The learned magistrate exercised her discretion in our favour and Mr. Christie was offered bail in the sum of $30, 000.00 with a surety, ” Mr. Christie told RJR News.
Mr. Falconer says several agencies had expressed an interest in the case which drew sharp criticism from some sectors of the society over what some say was the harsh sentence handed down by Resident Magistrate Pusey.
Mr. Christie was arrested on November 19 after he was nabbed by a caretaker at King’s House with a bag containing 45 pods of ackee. He told the court in his defence that he was going to buy food with the proceeds from the sale of the ackee, and was not aware that he was picking fruits from Kings House.
That did not sit well with Miss Pusey who last Thursday sent him off to jail.
Mr. Falconer said the mild mannered Christie experienced a rough childhood and if given opportunities could do well.
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