A nine-member jury has been impaneled and the trial is set to get under day on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in the long-awaited trial of Kelvin Alexander of Grand Bay who is charged with aggravated burglary and theft of $218,695.91 of Western Union in February 2012.
The matter was due to commence last week but was put for March 13, 2017 at the request of attorney at law Joshua Francis, who told the court that he needed time to study the file since he was recently retained.
However, when the matter came up before the court on March 13, 2017, Francis told the court he had a discussion with Alexander and wanted to be removed from the matter.
His request was granted by the court.
Dawn Yearwood Stewart and Wayne Norde have agreed to assist Alexander.
Alexander was charged with aggravated burglary and theft following the incident at Western Union in Roseau on February 2, 2012.
He no stranger to the law.
In August 2013, he was charged with the robbery at gunpoint of Sukie’s Gas Station in Newtown. During that incident, he stole $335.
He was jailed for five years for that offense, but was freed by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court on the grounds that the sentence was “excessive.”
In February 2015, Alexander was again charged for armed robbery in an incident which took place at Woodfordhill. He and two other men escaped the area but were confronted by the police in Pont Casse and a shootout ensued. Two of the men received gunshot wounds in the incident.
the dpp will lose his key.. they don’t like man like mister on the streetss
my sister is a jury i must talk to her to bring mister guilty!
mister should be jail for life
No boy, what I just read there, they either have the wrong man or the wrong photo.
When this man committed the first crime in 2012 {not his first} he should have been remanded in jail but low and behold he was granted bail then while on bail he committed another crime. This man is a sociopath , he should remain behind bars. 5 yrs is too long for a mater to be awaiting trial at court, is this justice?
wasn’t it two guys that commited that robbery?
This man is bad they know now what to do with him .order the jail. That where I would sent him.
I am not a big fan of US style justice where they lock (black and Hispanic) people up for minor crimes and throw away the key. But this time, I would have no issue with locking up this guy and throwing away the key.
A model citizen. Who was the appeals court serving when they freed that man? Must he kill a person before they take note?
Eh beh, that one like to be in mess. That not a habit nuh, that is disease!
Well Mr Man doe easy!
I thought that under the Laws of Dominica the last five paragraphs of DNO story can be seen as adverse pre-trial publicity and highly prejudicial. I hope someone remedies that before tomorrow
you thought wrong
Dem man robbing with gun. Pure wild Wil West style.
ANNELISE MICHEL wasnt a good person yet her burial ground is being visited by pilgrims in Germany . EVERY ONE has their people .
Mr Francis is unable to do the case . We aren’t perfectly strong and have limits.
We must not deceive .
So where had he been all the time…Well he seem dangerous,and therefore the court should deal with him accordingly.
So where is he now, on bail or on remand?
Again, it takes more than five years for a case like this to come to court? This is not acceptable. Justice is not being properly served in Dominica.
exactly in st vincent a murder trial happened 2016 it done processed and done as of early this year meanwhile in Dominica….