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Williams, George (By next friend Pamella Green) v The Attorney General of Jamaica

Court: 
Supreme Court
Subject: 
Constitutional Law
Catchwords: 

Constitutional Law-Mentally disordered defendant charged with murder-Found unfit to plead by jury-Detained for some 50 years at Governor General's pleasure-Whether detention-Periodic reviews not done for some 42 years-No legal assistance provided to claimant during detention

The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011, sections 13 (3)(a), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (o), (p), (r), 13(6), sections 14 (1)(a) 14(5), 16(1), 16(2), 16(5), 16(6)(c), & 16(10)

The Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1960, sections 23A(1) & as amended in 2006, section 25, The Corrections Act, sections 6, 10, 18, 19, 21, 22 & 26, The Mental Hospital Law (repealed), The Mental Health Act, sections 2, 4, 9 & 31, The Prisons Act (repealed)

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Year: 
2025
Suit/Claim number: 
SU2021CV03320
Neutral Citation: 
[2025] JMSC Civ 78
Judge(s): 
Wint-Blair, J