Andre Penn’s retrial traversed to 2014 assizes
However, the former legislator has succeeded in getting yet another adjournment. It was announced at the closing of the criminal assizes yesterday Monday December 16, 2013 that Penn’s case, among others, have been traversed to the next assizes scheduled to commence in February 2014.
Mr Penn was told in October that there would not have been any further adjournments in his matter initially scheduled for trial on November 18, 2013. The trial did not start on that scheduled date.
On October 1, 2013 Penn had appeared in the High court for the opening of the assizes without his legal representative and spoke in his own defense. He had told the court that he would 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 Redhead had told Penn “You will be tried. I will not be here but you will be tried”.
However, the public has been denied further details about the processes of the trial as in an unusual move, High Court Judge Rajiv Persad, on November 18, 2013 issued a court order in the case of The Queen vs Andre Penn to have the matter re-tried in camera.
The order, which was served on all media houses via a government press release, prohibited all media houses from covering the case in the court of the retrial of former legislator and Eighth District Representative Andre Penn.
The matter directed that the case is to be heard “in camera” until further order from the court, which to date has not been forthcoming.
Penn is accused of allegedly committing several sex related offences on a minor. His case has had several adjournments and Justice Redhead had told Penn that the court had been bending over backwards to accommodate him. This continues to one of the oldest cases before the High Court of the Virgin Islands.
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23 Responses to “Andre Penn’s retrial traversed to 2014 assizes”
@ long look me ... Local or not local, let it be fairly tried and let justice for both parties prevail. I don't know if he's guilty because I wasn't there, neither were you. If the victim is telling the truth, then let it come out If the defendant is talking the truth, then let the scales of justice weigh it out.
foolishness, God don't like ugly
The African Obeah...time longer than twine.
No judge has the balls.... They all afraid including the present judge. We all know who asking for the adjournment. Simple, I have lost respect for the judiciary.
All the people who are marching against violence against women should hush because before our very eyes a matter of great importance is being delayed.
hus your bias r@$$ here with your own wicked agenda leave the good family alone
The judges are tolerating this foolishness. Let the case be heard. Why all these adjournments and statements from the bench that "this is the final adjournment." Judge, you have already failed the people of Nature's Little Secret.
If god will see him through, y be afraid???