{"id":92589,"date":"2013-05-13T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T14:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=92589"},"modified":"2013-05-13T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T19:42:05","slug":"may-criminal-assizes-kicks-off-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/may-criminal-assizes-kicks-off-on-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"May Criminal Assizes kicks off on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the May Criminal Assizes opens at the High Court in Roseau on May 14, 2013, a new person with be holding the position of acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).<\/p>\n

The holder of the substansive post, Gene Pestaina, has gone on pre retirement leave and Julien Prevost, a local attorney, who is no stranger to that post, will act in that position.<\/p>\n

There are so far 16 listed matters on the court’s Cause List including murder cases involving Shane Degallerie and Edward Green, which were traversed from the January assizes.<\/p>\n

Other matters on the list include charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, incest, handling stolen goods, theft, unlawful sexual intercourse, wounding with intent.<\/p>\n

At the end of January assizes, Justice Bernie Stephenson ruled that the murder trial of Shane Degallerie was to be \u201ctop of the list\u201d at the commencement of the May Criminal Assizes.<\/p>\n

Degallerie has been on $30,000.00 bail while Edward Green remains on remand for over five years, on allegations that he murdered Damien Dorival.<\/p>\n

The State\u2019s cases are expected to be led by acting DPP Prevost along with State attorneys Arthlyn Nesty and Sherma Dalrymple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the May Criminal Assizes opens at the High Court in Roseau on May 14, 2013, a new person with be holding the position of acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). 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