Eight bail applications for murder granted this year
ONLY eight bail applications for murder have been granted by the Supreme Court so far this year, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson revealed yesterday.
Glinton must pay $15,000 or face 14 days in prison
COURT of Appeal judges yesterday said they took no pleasure in finding a veteran attorney and Queen’s Counsel guilty of two counts of contempt of court concerning his words and actions during an extradition appeal that he contended were not contemptuous.
Lawyers deny claims of intimidating witnesses
TWO lawyers found themselves before a magistrate yesterday refuting allegations that they intimidated witnesses from giving evidence at trial.
Men face court accused of separate murders
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged separately in connection with two murders that recently occurred in the capital.
More than 2,000 pounds of marijuana seized by police
FOUR men are in police custody after being detained following the seizure of 62 bales of what is suspected to be marijuana in the area of South Andros on Saturday.
Maurice Glinton, QC, fined $15,000 for contempt
MAURICE Glinton, QC, was fined $15,000 on Monday morning for his words and actions during an extradition appeal that he contended were not contemptuous.
Hunt for suspects after two shootings on Friday night
Police are looking for suspects after two more shootings on Friday night.
Prison doctor 'had no record of swelling' on murder accused's face
A PRISON doctor testified in the Supreme Court on Friday that he had no records of facial swelling on a man accused of murdering an American sailor after the defendant alleged he was slapped while in police custody.
Man shot dead sitting on his porch
A middle-aged man is the country's 122nd murder victim of the year, after he was shot dead while sitting on his porch on Friday afternoon.
Suspect claims he was at home during murder
A MAN who claimed to be at home during the murder of an American sailor told a court yesterday that police detectives threatened to kill him and explain his subsequent death as an attempt to escape custody if he didn’t sign a confession statement.
Judge to decide if man accused of incest is fit to stand trial
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on whether it would be inhumane to allow a 64-year-old man with serious medical conditions to stand trial in four weeks concerning allegations of incest and attempted incest.
Man to face third trial after jury again cannot reach a verdict
A MAN faces a third retrial on a murder charge after a jury yesterday returned an 11-1 guilty verdict after less than two hours of deliberation.
Legal ruling over US man’s murder
A JUDGE is expected to rule today on legal discussions held in the absence of the jury that is hearing evidence in a trial concerning the murder of an American sailor.
Sex attack on woman during robbery
GRAND Bahama police are investigating two armed robbery incidents in the Lucaya area this week, one of which included a sexual assault.
