Police Constable Karim Warner is appealing his one-year prison sentence after being found guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm during a confrontation in Willikies last December.
His attorney, Andrew Okola, filed the appeal shortly after Warner’s October 1 conviction, which stemmed from an altercation near the Emerald Cove Resort.
According to court testimony, the dispute began over a rental vehicle owned by Warner. When the renters refused to return it, he allegedly blocked their Toyota Mark X with his Lexus and ordered them to get out.
A female passenger testified that when she suggested taking the matter to the police station, Warner rejected the idea, drew his firearm, and fired several rounds—striking the car’s rear panel, trunk, and a front tire. She told the court she was so frightened that she lost control of her bladder during the shooting.
Warner denied the prosecution’s account, saying he had not fired a dozen shots and only sought to defend his property.
Senior Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel dismissed that claim, ruling that while four bullets might disable a vehicle, twelve represented a “grossly disproportionate” use of force.
Warner wept as the verdict was read. The case now proceeds to the Court of Appeal.
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Something is missing. What caused him to belive that he needed to defend his property?
He said he was defending his property? No police on planet earth would say the most dunces thing that will guarantee prison time. The newspaper must be lying on this officer, because everyone knows it is settled law that you can not use this kind of force for the protection of property. The attorney would not allow his client to say such ignorant thing.
You can only use such kind of force to protect life, when life is in danger. Never to just protect property. Well, unless authorized for the purpose of shooting out tires and engines and that usually requires superior authorization in specific and clearly dangerous situations like after a vicious bank robbery, dangerous driving and not stopping, high speed chase, etcetera.
The basis for any appeal should include he was protecting life (public and himself), number of bullets were inaccurate (lower than what prosecutor presented and they knew the evidence of the amount was incorrect and still made such misrepresentation to the court). Also, evidence of the shooting skill of the officer should be presented to mitigate any believe that he was just shooting all over and risking life (should have been presented so that it is a basis for appeal), the conduct of the virtual complainants (was it threatening, provoking, etcetera). There are also factors pertaining to the judge’s ruling that will obviously be used but start here.
I think he got off light as the Magistrate used her discretion. The penalty for this offense is 2 years I think. So on appeal he will get the 2 years. Go straight ahead.
WHAT THE HELL…! …OH LAWD: …LAW ENFORCER APPEAL AGAINST HALF-SENTENCE?
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APPEAL…?
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COUNSEL, LEAVE THE DARN SENTENCE ALONE.’
WHAT IF THE ‘APPEALS COURT’ VIEW THE ‘COURSE OF ACTION,’ RECKLESS, OR HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE?
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MIGHT JUST BE ASKING FOR: ‘…13 TO 15 MONTHS.’
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ANR, take note, the ‘…RANK OF THIS OFFICER IS ‘…SERGEANT OF POLICE’ (Paragraph 1):
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HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE RANK
This has always been a ‘…HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE RANK.’
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POLICE COWBOY OR POLICE GUNSLINGER…?
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CERTAINLY NOT:
(a) ‘… A POLICE COWBOY: nor
(b) …A POLICE GUNSLINGER RANK.’
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HOW IS THAT…?
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The attainer, so elevated, ‘…LEADS: …MANAGES: …EXERCISES DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF CERTAIN RANKED PERSONNEL:
(i) ‘…POLICE CORPORALS: and
(ii) …POLICE CONSTABLES.’
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MANNED POLICE STATION
Now, on his own, positioned to ‘…MAN A POLICE STATION,’ he/she is
(a) ‘…THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE:
(b) …A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE:
(c) …AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
(d) …AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE:
(e) …A SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE:
(f) …AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE:
(g) …AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE: and
(h) …A SENIOR SERGEANT OF POLICE.’
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NOT SURE SURE WHAT ‘…RANKS’ THEY CARRY IN THE ‘…PENITENTIARY.’
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HE WOULD NOT BE CALLED A ‘…SERGEANT.’
MAY BE ‘…A MATE IN THE INN’ (shortened version ‘…INMATE.’
That’s right kiddo fight for that uniform…Power of the three chevrons on his shoulders yeah he the man right there he can do anything untouchable sergeant can bus gun anyway he feel like……
The money he spending on lawyer he would a just go up navy base and siddung for 12 months. His job already gone
Don’t piss me off on this good day please. Yall would not have done this if it was a normal civilian. He release life risking shots that could’ve been avoided and settled with the involvement of police. A year sentence is even to little
For what? He deserved and should’ve gotten more years than just a one year.
Put him at 1735 until the appeal comes up bright and out of order
Totally agree with you
I wonder what new grounds he has for the appeal. If it’s procedural, fair enough, but if it’s just to delay justice, that’s disappointing.
It could have been one shot he fired he was still wrong
This is utter nonsense the magistrate should have given him 12 full months. A year in jail isn’t it 8 or 9 months what is he appealing. They should give him 24 months after the appeal. Rubbish he basically got a slap on the risk bout he appealing.
This is what happen when police give police a break. It was 21 shots he fired. Not 12.
He need to settle herself tek wa he get. Appealing may make a judge happy to see u to give u what u really deserve! Go right ahead bait.
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