The court has had to adjourn the sentencing of murder convict, Veron Primus to November 7, with “very little hope” that the matter will be further along on that date. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on July 18 and Primus stood to be sentenced for the November 2015 stabbing death of real estate agent, Sharleen Greaves. The High Court convened on September 21 but there were a number …
Lawyers call for larger, more diversified jury pool
Left to Right: Grant Connell & Jomo Thomas Social Share
The jury pool needs to be made larger and more diversified.
Speaking on Monday, December 21, on the occasion of the close of the High Court assizes, counsel Grant Connell was the first of two present from the defence bar, to mention this.
Connell signified that there were a few issues he wished to touch on, the first of which was the jury.
“Thank the jury, it’s hard work,” he first noted.
However, he believes some adjustments need to be made to the legislation that specifies eligibility of jurors.