{"id":148848,"date":"2022-03-31T07:52:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=148848"},"modified":"2022-03-31T07:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:52:50","slug":"court-makes-admission-of-error-in-harry-josiah-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/court-makes-admission-of-error-in-harry-josiah-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Court makes admission of error in Harry Josiah case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a seldom heard instance, a High Court Justice has acknowledged that he erred in handing down a decision.<\/p>

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Following Justice Stanley John\u2019s favourable 4th March decision in respect of the No Case submission filed in the Harry Josiah corruption and fraud trial, the written judgement, made public on Wednesday substantiated the Director of Public Prosecution\u2019s notice of appeal filed with the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The learned Justice John, who served his last day on the bench Wednesday, said in his written decision, \u201cIn light of the evidence relating to counts 1, 2 and 3, and upon further analysis of same, the court is now of the view that it fell into error in upholding the no case submission in respect of counts 1, 2 and 3\u201d.<\/p>

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One of the counts referred to in the judgement relates to corruption in relation to a Toyota Corolla while the other two relate to forgery in respect of the same vehicle. Pointe Xpress spoke with seasoned barristers who all indicated that an admission of this sort by a sitting judge is exceedingly rare.<\/p>

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On 4th March, Justice John ruled on a No Case submission entered by Harry Josiah\u2019s legal team led by Queen\u2019s Counsel Dane Hamilton Sr. that the Crown had not established their case against his client. The learned justice at the time agreed stating he was not \u201csatisfied that the Crown discharged that burden and placed before me evidence upon which I can reasonably act.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prosecution, led by contracted Attorney Andrew Okolo, immediately expressed their intention to appeal the judge\u2019s decision. This abruptly cuts short Josiah\u2019s celebration rally, which went as far as the political platform of the opposition United Progressive Party.<\/p>

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