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Williams, Kevin v R

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

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Year: 
2025
Suit/Claim number: 
COA2019CR00048
Neutral Citation: 
[2025] JMCA Crim 28
Judge(s): 
V Harris