Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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Nelson Street teen freed of murder
Published: 20 Aug 2009
Ishmael Jackson, centre, is hugged by a relative after
being freed of murder in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’
Court yesterday. Photo: Marcus Gonzales
Amidst loud cheers from relatives, a Nelson Street teen yesterday walked out of the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court a free man. This came when Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls dismissed a murder charge against him and another man after the sole eyewitness said he was unsure that the two men were the ones who killed his brother.
Ishmael Jackson, 18, and Joel Patino, of the same area, had been charged with shooting to death 47-year-old Sterling Trotman (Eddie Boo), relative of a gang leader, on April 21 this year. They also had several gun and ammunition charges laid against them. Trotman’s brother was yesterday cross-examined for more than two hours by Jackson’s attorney Daniel Khan. He initially stated in his testimony that he observed for five minutes, the two men who killed his brother. However, he later admitted to seeing the men for only five seconds and that he could have been mistaken.
State Prosecutor Ravi Rajah then informed Mc Nicolls that he had to take instructions from the acting Director of Public Prosecution Carla Brown-Antoine and Mc Nicolls stood down the matter. Rajah said the State had no other witnesses to prove its case. Khan in response said particular care had to be taken to ensure speedy trials for murder accused as a murder charge carries a death penalty. Mc Nicolls then dismissed the charges against the two men.
Okay I clueless so somebody
Okay I clueless so somebody who knows please help me. Does the still DPP take murder cases to court based SOLEY on 'eye-witness' testimony and not a shred of physical evidence? Is that what happens and why so many murder cases are lost when these 'eye-witnesses' suddenly get amnesia? If that is the case then exactly what good are these folks dressed in white running around at murder scenes 'collecting evidence'? And what is the plan going forward to present the kinds of cases that will stand a good chance of resulting in convictions?
Is this all part of what looks like a minimalistic approach to combating crime? The police can say they 'solved' this murder even though the next step in the process seemed to have been half-assed? Steups.
Fensic, the gov't doesn't
Fensic, the gov't doesn't see the need to implement proper laws and procure the necessary equipment where DNA testing, ballistics and other forms of forensic investigation would suffice to solve murder cases. We have crime scene investigators but no one has ever come out and said what testing of evidence found is done, is there even a crime lab in this country???
Fensic what you mean "what
Fensic what you mean "what good are these folks dressed in white running around at the murder scenes", it does make good pictures in the papers...duhhhh, as for the "collecting evidence"???? ah doh know bout that part.
So yuh calling mih dotish
So yuh calling mih dotish ent? In that case all the 'evidence' that is getting collected at all these murder scenes is being stored by SAUTT and once the judicial system is working flawlessly, they going and arrest all murder suspects who haven't been killed.
Underworld Rules: Eliminate
Underworld Rules: Eliminate or Intimidate any or all witnesses and/or their family members.
We in sweet T&T not stupid. We might look so, smell so or even behave so, but we not stupid...
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There will be continuation
There will be continuation of this story in a few weeks or even months,but we will see this young man's picture on the news.
This is typical of witnesses in Trinbago, they either relocate,lost their memories completely or did not see to good.
Ok folks, take a good look
Ok folks, take a good look at his face...remember it and start counting. Remember 'Satan'? He made the news twice--upon his release and 10 days later as a resident of the hereafter. Amnesia is a hell of a thing.
This boy will make the news
This boy will make the news pretty soon again as he now has "ranks"...
maybe that is the new
maybe that is the new strategy-put them out to pasture--
I wonder how soon will we be reading about him again
...all this means is that
...all this means is that justice will be served at the local level...i.e. those judged guilty of this hit may themselves suffer the same fate as the deceased....
yep--- ah see crix and
yep--- ah see crix and coffee in the near future--
LOL LOL
LOL LOL
same thing happened recently
same thing happened recently in John John-- how soon people forget