Criminal law-Rape-Incompetence of counsel-Failure to call witness on behalf of the defence-Failure to follow client's instructions-Whether the applicant received an unfair trial due to incompetence of counsel-Recent complaint-Whether the trial judge was required to direct the jury on how to treat with inadmissible evidence extracted from the complainant but not meeting the requirements of a recent complaint-The extent of the directions required from the trial judge concerning the defence of alibi-Whether the trial judge was required to give a Lacus direction-Identification evidence-Whether the prosecutor was permitted to lead evidence on identification-Effect of errors made by the judge in directing the jury on the law of rape-Whether the trial judge should have permitted defence counsel to cross-examine the complainant on sexual behavior-Whether a retrial should be ordered-Sexual Offences Act, Ss 3(1), and 27
Constitutional law-Whether there was a breach of the applicant 's right to a fair trial within a reasonable time-Pre-trial delay-Post-trial delay-Delay in the production of the transcript of proceedings-Incomplete transcript-Appropriate remedy for breach of constitutional rights-The Constitution of Jamaica, s 16(1)
