Sean Luke Murder Trial to start April 19
by
Derek Achong
The eagerly awaited trial of two men, accused of murdering Sean Luke when they were teenagers, is set to kick off later this month.
The judge-alone trial was initially carded to start before High Court Judge Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds last month, but was put off by pre-trial legal applications over the admissibility of statements the duo alleged made to police before being charged.
Sean Luke Murder Trial to go ahead:
Judge scolds State lawyer for misconduct
by
Derek Achong
A serious instance of prosecutorial misconduct was not enough to derail the trial of two men accused of the brutal murder of Sean Luke.
Delivering a 22-page decision yesterday afternoon, High Court Judge Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds dismissed an application for a permanent stay of the case, which was based on the fact that the assigned prosecutor had represented one of accused men briefly before joining the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).