Court:
Court of Appeal
Catchwords:
Constitutional Law-Post-conviction delay-Whether delay amounted to a breach of the constitutional right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time-redress for breach-Whether sentence should be reduced for the delay-The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, sections 16(1), 16(7) and 16(8)
Criminal Procedure-Missing portions of the transcript of the trial-Whether missing portions of transcript affect the validity of the conviction
File:
Document Type:
Year:
2023
Suit/Claim number:
61/2013
Neutral Citation:
[2023] JMCA Crim 26
Judge(s):
Brooks, P