Sea View Farm Family Members Freed as Ammunition Case Is Withdrawn

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Ammunition Charges Dismissed

A firearms ammunition case involving three Sea View Farm residents has ended after prosecutors discontinued the matter in the Magistrate’s Court.

Averly Jno Baptiste Sr., Averly Jno Baptiste Jr., and Tarnalee Jno Baptiste had faced an allegation that they were in possession of a single twelve-gauge shotgun cartridge without holding a valid firearm user’s licence.

The case had earlier been postponed when it first came up before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel because defence counsel was absent, preventing the defendants from entering pleas.

When the matter was called again in court on Wednesday, the prosecution indicated it would no longer proceed with the charge. Chief Magistrate Emanuel then formally dismissed the case, bringing the proceedings to an end.

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4 COMMENTS

  2. WHAT THE HELL…! …PICKING A BAD BONE WITH ANR: …CASE DISMMISS?: NAH AH!
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    Cases are ‘…DISMISSED’ only when they were ‘TRIED:’ that is

    (i) ‘…WHEN WITNESSES ARE CALLED TO GICE EVIDENCE: and

    (ii) …WHEN DEFENDANTS ARE CALLED TO GO ON THEIR DEFENCE>’

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    NEVERE HAPPENED:

    This really ‘…NEVER HAPPEND.’ WHY?

    (a) ‘…THE POLICE PROSECUTOR ADVISED THE COURT: that

    (b) …THE ‘…POLICE NO LONGER WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE PROSECUTION.’

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    CIVIL SUIT FOR COMPENSATION FOR ‘…FALSE ARREST.’

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    DEFENDANTS:

    (i) ‘…ATTORNEY GENERAL:

    (ii) …COMMISSIONER OF pOLICE:

    (iii) …OVERZEALOUS: …LACKING OF DISCRETION ARRESTING POLICE OFFICER.’

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    NOW: …GOOD TIME: …BAD BONE

    This is a darn ‘…GOOD TIME’ to ‘…PICK A BAD BONE WITH ANR.’

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    Been contributing to this ‘…News Portal,’ the very first week it came online.

    PROVIDING:

    (a) ‘…EDUCATIONAL COMMENTARIES:

    (b) …SOME HUMOROUS: and

    (c) …SOME HARSH: and

    (d) …SOME THOUGHT-PROVOKING COMMENTS.’

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    HAVE PRETTY MUCH AN IDEA WHY ‘ANR’ DID NOT PUBLISH THE COMMENT: on

    (i) ‘…THIS REALLY ‘…INDISCRETE COURSE OF ACTION: for

    (ii) …SINGLE CARTRIDGE: to

    (iii) …BE IN THE POSSESSION: of

    (iv) …THREE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY: then

    (v) …TAKING THEM BEFORE THE COURT: on

    (vi) …A FRIDAY AFTERNOON KNOWING: that

    (vii) …MAGISTRATEsS HAVE NO ‘…POWER OF BAIL: and

    (viii) … ARRESTING OFFICER, FULLY WELL KNOW: they

    (ix) …WILL BE REMANDED TO JAIL.’

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    Then today, now:

    (a) ‘…AFTER RELEASE FROM JAIL:

    (b) …TAKEN BACK TO THE COURT: not

    (c) …FOR TRIAL: but

    (d) …SIMPLY TO HAVE THE CHARGE: of

    (e) …POSSESSION OF ‘…ONE CARTRIDGE’ WITHDRAWN.’

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    WHAT A TANGLED WEB?

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    FORMER BRITISH JUDGE, JUSTICE BIRKETT, NEED TO SPEAK TO SOMEBODY.

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    ANR DID NOT LIKE THE WORD ‘…FLEECE.’

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    Commenter did not fuss, nor query either.

    IN THE CONTEXT USED, INDEED, WAS A DARN HARSH WORD.’

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    WHAT THE HELL…!
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    TO THE ‘…UNSUSPECTING CITIZENS,’ FOR SOME BEHAVIORS, IT SHALL BE SO USED.

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  4. Common sense prevailed…NOW LETS GET THE REAL CRIMINALS BEFORE THE COURT, ALL THOSE ACTORS INVOLVED IN THE VEHICLE GATE $15 million dollars scandal, all those who operated a duty free factory. Yes man, I am talking the scandal that was tried by a one man “JUDGE'” who place himself as judge, jury and executioner and told the entire nation that the matter settled, money repaid and all his puppets bow their heads

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