Change the law so that those found guilty of committing robberies with guns or other weapons can be sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. This was the plea of Justice Carlisle Greaves as he bemoaned the fact that the current robbery legislation carried a maximum 15-year sentence regardless of whether it was the offender’s first or tenth offence. “I have been advocating for some time that those in …
Declaring that the maximum penalties attached to some gun-related crimes “make no sense”, a High Court judge has urged legislators to review existing laws to provide harsher sentences for people who use firearms in the commission of other crimes.Justice Carlisle Greaves said this would send a message to gun-toting criminals that when caught, they would not get off easy.He made the call on Friday as he sentenced three Parish Land, Christ Church residents – Damien Shavaine Proverbs, Joel Omar Hunte and Nathaniel Renaldo Robinson – for the armed robbery of Monsta Grill and Bar on June 18, 2015. Proprietor Elvis Graham was shot during the robbery.
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