{"id":53740,"date":"2012-01-25T09:14:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=53740"},"modified":"2012-01-25T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T15:37:39","slug":"janaury-criminal-assizes-open-to-packed-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/janaury-criminal-assizes-open-to-packed-court\/","title":{"rendered":"January criminal assizes open to packed court"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A packed court, where lawyers and accused persons took centre stage, witnessed the 2012 opening of the January Criminal Assizes before Justice Brian Cottle on Tuesday January 24, 2012.<\/p>\n

Of the 30 matters slated for trial all those about to be tried entered \u201cnot guilty\u201d pleas before Justice\u00a0 Cottle.<\/p>\n

Albert Steven Jr. who is charged\u00a0 with attempted murder is expected to be the first person to have his matter heard on February 13, 2012.<\/p>\n

Steven is on $50,000 bail and had his matter traversed from the last assizes in 2011.<\/p>\n

He is represented by\u00a0 attorney Gina Dyer Munro.<\/p>\n

Another accused, Shane Degallerie is facing a murder charge, while Stebin Valentine is being tried for manslaughter.<\/p>\n

Kenrick Tyson has a murder charge to answer to, Kiwani Jackson wounding with intent, Charbert Alexander theft and David St. John murder.<\/p>\n

They will all have to return to court next month to have their matters heard.<\/p>\n

Among the murder trials is that of a Soufriere family alleged to have beaten their brother Harrison Williams to death.<\/p>\n

On September 24th 2010, at Soufriere, Lauretta and Herbert Xavier and Manuella Williams, who were involved in an altercation with their brother, have been charged with causing his death.<\/p>\n

Herbert Xavier is represented by attorney Wayne Norde while Lauretta Xavier is represented by Dawn Yearwood Stewart; Roland Charles is the lawyer for Manuella Williams.<\/p>\n

The assizes have been adjourned by Justice Cottle to February 13, 2012 when Justice Bernie Stephenson Brooks is expected to be the presiding Judge.<\/p>\n

Prosecuting the cases in the current assizes is Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gene Pestaina.<\/p>\n

He is being assisted by State attorney Artlene Nesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A packed court, where lawyers and accused persons took centre stage, witnessed the 2012 opening of the January Criminal Assizes before Justice Brian Cottle on Tuesday January 24, 2012. 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