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Knight, Adophus v R

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

Document Type:

Year: 
2023
Suit/Claim number: 
61/2013
Neutral Citation: 
[2023] JMCA Crim 26
Judge(s): 
Brooks, P