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Court: Woman Charged With Causing GBH
Appearing in Magistrates Court, 24-year-old Jasmine Smith was not required to enter a plea to the charge she faced as it must be heard in the Supreme Court. The charge was that on 8th January 2016, she caused grievous bodily harm to another woman. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ordered that Ms Smith appear at the March Arraignments Session, set bail at... Read more of this article
Court: 54-Year-Old Man Admits Stealing Tools
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 26], a 54-year-old man was given probation after admitted stealing tools from Sears. Anthony Outerbridge pleaded guilty to stealing a set of tools from the Sears store on Victoria Street on 6th February 2015. He was sentenced to 12 months probation and ordered to make restitution, through the Court, to... Read more of this article
Photos: Special Sitting Of The Supreme Court
A Special Sitting of the Supreme Court was held on Friday [Jan 22] to mark the Ceremonial Opening of Bermuda’s 2016 Legal Year. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said, “This year marks the 400th anniversary of the first sitting of the Court of General Assize on June 15, 1616. “It will afford us an opportunity, over the course of the year, not... Read more of this article
Man Admits Possession Of $250K Of Heroin
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 56-year-old man was remanded into custody after admitting possessing heroin that the Court heard had a street value of around $250,000. Mr Michal Tucker of Paget pleaded guilty to possessing 86.38 grams of heroin that was intended for supply in St Georges on 13th December 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate... Read more of this article
Court: 30-Year-Old Man Fined For Dog Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 20], a 30-year-old Southampton resident was fined $1000 after pleading guilty to keeping two pitbulls without a licence. Mr Dion Smith pleaded guilty to keeping a male and a female pitbull at his residence between a date unknown and 23rd May 2015, and doing so without a licence. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo... Read more of this article
Man Denies Wounding & Growing Cannabis
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Jan 18], Kyle Smith pleaded not guilty to cultivating cannabis in Warwick in March 2014. He also pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wounding another man and having a bladed article in his possession. These two charges stem from an alleged action in Devonshire in January 2016. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set trial on... Read more of this article
Court: Teenager Denies Sexual Assault Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 18], a teenage male elected to be tried in Magistrate’s Court and then pleaded not guilty to a charge that in January 2015, in Sandys Parish, he sexually assaulted a teenage girl. The teenager, who cannot be legally named at this stage of the proceedings, was given a March trial date and was granted... Read more of this article
Full Court Ruling: Chief Justice On Unions v Govt
The Chief Justice handed down his ruling today in the dispute involving the Unions and Government, saying that while the Unions “acted unlawfully” in “taking irregular action short of a strike”, he refused to grant the Government’s application for permanent injunction as it would “serve as a threat hanging over the Respondents’... Read more of this article
Court: 50-Year-Old Jailed For Attempted Robbery
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 15], a 50-year-old man was sentenced to three years in jail after admitting trying to rob Empire Grocery on North Shore while possessing a knife. Bernett Colin Simmons pleaded guilty to attempting to rob Empire Grocery and using force to do so. He also pleaded guilty to being in a public place and unlawfully... Read more of this article
Court: 20-Year-Old Prisoner Denies Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court, Gavaska Bascome — who currently serving a prison term — pleaded not guilty to charges related to possession of cannabis and allegedly attempting to bring it into a prison. The 20-year-old was charged with being in an Increased Penalty Zone in July 2015 and possessing the illegal substance cannabis. He was... Read more of this article
Dog Owners Fined After Young Boy Attacked
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 13], two Pembroke residents were fined for keeping illegal dogs, with the Court hearing one of the dogs bit a young boy. Kirk Wade and Terrylyn Wade, both 52, pleaded guilty to keeping two pitbulls at their residence without a licence, in June 2015. The charges came about after one of the pitbulls, which... Read more of this article
Court Of Appeal Sets Aside Shooting Conviction
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Stacey Robinson’s conviction should be set aside, saying the “case against the Appellant on joint enterprise was extremely thin…” Stacey Robinson was initially convicted of being involved in a shooting that occurred in April 2014 in St Davids that resulted in Lionel Thomas Jr being injured. The... Read more of this article
