Rosan believes Sr Magistrate Richards should be sent home 'under review'
Ms Rosan was at the time speaking on the April 24, 2024, edition of “The Morning Ride Show With A Side Of Politics’ on ZROD 103.7 FM radio in the Virgin Islands.
Ms Rosan said the ruling shows the Sr Magistrate abused her power.
Smith was sent on Administrative leave over a year ago and faced charges of Breach of Trust as a Public Officer. According to the details, when Magistrate Richards granted a warrant for Mr Smith's residence to be searched, it resulted in his phone and other equipment being seized, including documents with no connection to the charges.
The court also found that the Magistrate ought to have given her reason for issuing the warrant, and it did not require her to be elaborate, but she could not be made to disregard the rights of the individual.
The court also ruled that while the Magistrate's Code provides the Magistrate with authority to issue warrants, the Magistrate should have done so in consideration of Mr Smith's right to privacy and more.
Majestrate 'did what she want' - Rosan
Rosan said the entire case, which resulted in Smith winning, seems like the magistrate was unreasonable and ‘did what she wanted’ which compromised herself.
“So the whole thing is just, I want to use the term miscarriage of justice…. Anywhere else in the world… Tamia would have been at home, under review,” she said.
She added that cases that the magistrate touched would have also been under review as well, "Why did she do that? Was there pressure coming from somewhere? Is it that you allow yourself to be compromised to save your job?” Rosan questioned, adding that something went wrong.
“I wouldn’t blame her alone, something entirely went wrong… maybe it was her, the Commissioner of Police, the police whatever, together... but this was a miscarriage, a travesty,” she said.
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34 Responses to “Rosan believes Sr Magistrate Richards should be sent home 'under review'”
For if she continues to make irrational rulings, where defense attorneys, can argue ,and have her rulings vacated, then, this is a magistrate whose rulings would be welcomed on all fronts!
Her continuance in this position causes the miscarriage of justice, and, for many, signals the end of presumably guilty persons, actually being found guilty!