A Jamaican court of appeals declined Wednesday to retry Vybz Kartel after the dancehall star’s 2014 murder conviction was overturned earlier this year, making Kartel a free man after a decade in prison.
In March, the United Kingdom-based Privy Council overturned the conviction against Kartel — who in 2014 was found guilty in the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams — finding evidence of juror misconduct in Kartel’s initial trial.
However, the Privy Council left it to a three-person court of appeals in Jamaica to ultimately decide whether to retry the murder case...
In March, the United Kingdom-based Privy Council overturned the conviction against Kartel — who in 2014 was found guilty in the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams — finding evidence of juror misconduct in Kartel’s initial trial.
However, the Privy Council left it to a three-person court of appeals in Jamaica to ultimately decide whether to retry the murder case...
- 7/31/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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