No more adjournment for Andre Penn; Jurors fined!
Mr Penn was told that there will be no adjournment when his matter comes up for trial on November 18, 2013 while the two absent without notice jurors were fined $250.00 each.
Justice Ellis told the court that jurors were warned about not attending court without following the correct procedures. This was told to all jurors during their orientation session prior to the opening of the assizes.
Penn appeared in the High court for the opening of the assizes without his legal representative and spoke in his own defense. He told the court that he will be represented by Mr John Benjamin, QC and Dr. Henry Brown, QC when the matter is called on November 18.
“There will be no adjournment Mr Penn,” Justice Ellis sternly said. Those were no strange words to Penn as he was told so by Justice Albert Redhead during previous assizes.
Justice Ellis also advised that all legal matters likely to be raised by his lawyers be done by October 15, 2013 while the Crown must respond by October 31, 2013. The dates were proposed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mr Wayne Rajbansie, who will be representing the crown, along with Senior Crown Council Mr Valston Graham.
The warning came on the heels of an assurance given during the previous assizes by Justice Redhead who had told Penn in no uncertain terms “You will be tried. I will not be here but you will be tried”.
Penn is accused of allegedly committing several sex related offences on a minor. His case has had several adjournments. Justice Redhead had has also told Penn that the court had been bending over backwards to accommodate him.
In the High Court on July 24, 2013 Attorney at Law Michael Fay, QC, appeared on behalf of Penn and made yet another application for the trial to be traversed to the October 2013 assizes on the ground that an application was in the Court of Appeal for a stay of the criminal procedures pending a resolution of other issues before the courts at various levels.
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14 Responses to “No more adjournment for Andre Penn; Jurors fined!”
We need to commend these young ladies for being brave enough to come forward dispite the threats. It's not an easy thing to do.
Excuse me, this is not a double jeopardy. He was found "Guilty" already and that ruling was changed on his appeal due to the fact, according to him, "9" women on the jury.