Tag: Court of Appeal
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BREAKING: Preliminary Inquiries in criminal matters to be abolished- Nandlall
The Parliament of Guyana today heard from Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall that there will be moves in 2023 to abolish the ... -
Taxi driver killer gets 80-yr sentence reduced to 35 years
L-R Convicted killer Balram Sing and his victim Bhomeshwar Sukhdeo Another man on Wednesday, like many others, had his sentence jail sentence reduced from 80 years ... -
CoA sets Dec. 21 for ruling in APNU+AFC’s case to reinstate dismissed election petition
The Guyana Court of Appeal (CoA) will on December 21, at 14:00 hours deliver its ruling on a bid by the APNU+AFC to reinstate one of ... -
High Court declares law exempting Chancellor, CJ from paying tax unconstitutional
The law granting tax exemptions to the Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice only, and excludes other Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature ... -
Nandlall says election petition case going on for too long; urges Appeal Court to rule
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, on Tuesday morning, objected to a request by Roysdale Forde, SC, to file more submissions in the election petition case before ... -
Appeal Court cuts killer’s jail sentence from 65 to 27 years
On Monday, the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of Lakeraj Fredericks, whom State Prosecutors say murdered his brother-in-law and buried him in a shallow grave. ... -
“Devoted Catholic” serving life for sodomising 8-Y-O girl files appeal
Appealing to the Guyana Court of Appeal to overturn his sentence and conviction is Mark Abrams, who had previously described himself as a devoted Catholic who ... -
Appeal Court hoping to wrap up arguments on dismissed election petition by Oct 26
On Thursday morning, the Court of Appeal heard further arguments on the preliminary point of its jurisdiction to hear an election petition dismissed for procedural irregularity ... -
Bisram argues Appeal Court “erred” in appeal to CCJ
Marcus Bisram is arguing that the Guyana Court of Appeal erred on several grounds in finding that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, ... -
AG maintains Appeal Court lacks jurisdiction to hear election petition dismissed for non-service
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, is adamant that the Guyana Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to hear an election petition dismissed for non-service. This was the ...
