Cordell A. E. O'Neal gets reduced jail time
There is also the possibility of him being released earlier should he find favour with the administration of Her Majesty's Prison who can grant him an early release, especially on the grounds of good behaviour and reform.
Attorney at Law E. Leroy Jones plugged arguments in the Court of Appeal when the matter was heard by Justices Janice M. Periera, Paul Webster and Mario Mitchell.
Jones’ argued that senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards, who sentenced his client, was unjust in imposing the sentences to be run consecutively as opposed to concurrently, and that she failed to grant O'Neal the lawful one third discount on the grounds that his client pleaded guilty at the earliest possible time.
Jones himself had found himself in trouble with Richards after representing O'Neal in court the day of his sentencing. She had ordered Jones out of her courtroom after he had an exchange of words with one of the police officers assigned to the court and had insisted on making a case for his stance claiming the officer was disrespectful in the manner in which she spoke to him.
Reduced sentence
The reduced sentence is now five years six months. It was on March 16, 2015 he was sentenced in the Magistrate's Court to seven years, ten months imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charges of possession of an unlicenced firearm, possession of explosives and possession of a prohibited weapon.
For having an unlicenced firearm, O'Neal was sentenced to 24 months; for possession of explosives, he was sentenced to four months and for possession of a prohibited weapon, he was sentenced to five and a half years for a total of seven years, ten months since the sentences were to run consecutively.
O’Neal had pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful possession of explosives/ammunition when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court at Prospect Reef on January 23, 2015.
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19 Responses to “Cordell A. E. O'Neal gets reduced jail time”
from society, case close. smdh
Don't like them @$$$ is good
and not him.you should attended court to hear how the court of appeal treated him
don't have to be last name just who yo fa, Sad we have to justice in the BVI, yet its good to see that my friend will be out soon, on a not so selfish point of view poor choice of justice,
What is it that he is doing with those illegal weapons?
Those weapons only use for 1 purpose....KILL