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Privy Council appeal on murder convictions from the Bahamas addressing identification evidence, hearsay, a ballistics report, fresh evidence, and retrial.
The Privy Council dismissed an appeal over wrongful detention of imported goods, holding that liability required averment and proof of faute lourde.
The Privy Council held that a 19-month delay in interviewing a citizenship applicant, and 27 months to register him, was an unreasonable breach of constitutional rights.
The Privy Council held that the long delay before trial breached the appellant’s constitutional right to a hearing within a reasonable time and remitted sentencing.
The Privy Council held that constitutional declarations were wrongly included in a tort claim for false imprisonment and assault, and dismissed the appeal.
The Privy Council set aside Earlin White’s death sentence, holding the judge applied the wrong approach, ignored sentencing guidance, and lacked key reports.
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