Denny Shillingford, whose seven-year jail sentence was overthrown earlier this week when he successfully appealed it at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal, was been granted bail on his own recognisance in the sum of $10,000 this afternoon.
He will however spend a final night at the Stockfarm State Prison pending the completion of the necessary paper work for his release.
Shillingford had been convicted by a jury in May for causing grievous bodily harm to Davidson Joseph by instructing his dog to attack him.
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A re-trial at the high court has been ordered before a different high court judge.
The incident took place in the early morning of September 24, 2009 at St Joseph.
Shillingford had been charged for murder with other individuals but that charge was dropped some time ago, according to a lawyer (Dawn Yearwood-Stewart) who assisted him during today’s proceeding.
“As he stands, there is nothing to keep him prisoner,” Yearwood-Stewart said in his defence.
Conditions of his bail are that he report to the St Joseph police station on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays and not interfere with any witnesses in the matter.
He will forfeit this bail if he breaches any of these conditions.
All of allu giving allu opinion and allu doe know nothing about his case, nor what really happenen. Typical Dominicans.
dominica is on a spiralling down beacuse monkey see monkey do. if who leads us can do anything in this country and get praised for it so why can’t we thats the message he directly send to us.Dominicans heard you
No Really?… Shillingford granted bail after killing?.. What a Dominican suprise.
Heeeey if PM,PM appears to break Dominica laws, we can, sadly…….
the Country is to free!!!!!!!!!!
Dominica, is the only country without sit-belt Law, etc.
the Criminal running the country
@KOKAY THERE: agree with you something need to be done in dominica with this young guys!
what is going on in this place
@ mouth of the south
Again another stupid dummy. The guy did have a lawyer Dawn yearwood-Stewart…lol. and think of yourself and children – the Law is there for everybody.
Again I say, if you check the records, you will see that violent criminals get off with a slap on the wrist. Yet, if you are caught with a marijuana cigarette, you will do ten years. Our justice system does not even believe in repeat offenders. I hope he chooses his next victim wisely and yes, he will have another one. Why? Because once again he has proven that any criminal can beat our justice system. All of this just to try and discredit the only judge we have with the testitcular fortitude to deal with criminals.
lol
so this guy win his appeal without any lawyer hhhhmmmm,,,,once u have enough sense to make commonsense then u don’t really need a lawyer,,,,the only thing u need them for is to talk the judicial language,,,but the system makes u believe u need them,,,,of course everyone has to get paid to keep the fraternity happy,,,,
only in d/ca these things will happen………
Yes i how dominica coming there nah.is beta they legalise killing
Them people crazy boy how they give Mister bail they need to Teach him a lesson nut God is good they will good for him in St.Joseph he will find out is he that think he bad I will hear about him
All you really not easy…thats why people can just do what they want in Dominica