Court:
Court of Appeal
Subject:
Criminal Law
Catchwords:
Criminal Law-Practice and procedure-Unfair Trial-Trial judge's discretion to grant or refuse an adjournment-Constitutional right to counsel of choice-Counsel unavailable at trial-Considerations for the granting of an adjournment-Whether trial judge erred in refusing the adjournment-Whether there is a risk of compromising the defence if adjournment is not granted-Interventions by the trial judge-Prosecution's duty to disclose-Form of disclosure-Retrial-Whether a new trial should be ordered-Section 14(2) of the Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) At
File:
Document Type:
Year:
2025
Suit/Claim number:
COA2019CR00048
Neutral Citation:
[2025] JMCA Crim 28
Judge(s):
V Harris