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Kirth Stapleton (left) and Kyron Bowens must serve lengthy sentences for armed robbery Social Share For their armed robberies of several individuals in different establishments, as well as the gratuitous shooting of a victim; one young man must serve 18, and the other, 23 years, in prison. Kirth Stapleton of New Montrose/Edinboro, and Kyron Bowens of Ottley Hall, were each sentenced at the High Court last Friday, December 18. They faced four counts of robbery, one count of wounding with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence, and unlawful use of a firearm. The two had been convicted by a jury after a full trial, during which they were represented by lawyers Kay Bacchus-Baptiste and Grant Connell; and the crown was represented by assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Karim Nelson. ....
Lawyers unhappy with Sentencing Guidelines Left to Right: JUSTICE BRIAN COTTLE , GRANT CONNELL, JOMO THOMAS & KAY BACCHUS BAPTISTE Social Share by Katherine Renton Some defence lawyers are expressing concerns in relation to recent sentencing guidelines put together by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) for judges to follow when sentencing offenders. “I have a serious concern and I think I’m going to have to express it to the Chief Justice [Dame Janice Pereira of the ESCS], with these guidelines that they have sent for judges to follow,” veteran counsel Kay Bacchus-Baptiste stated on Friday. At that time, the lawyer was at the High Court, and engaged in mitigating for one of her clients, Kyron Bowens, who was convicted with another, Kirth Stapleton, for four counts of robbery, one count of wounding with intent, one count of possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence, and one count of unlawful use of a firearm. ....