Thorne, along with Burton’s lawyer Queen’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim, took the fight to the CCJ which upheld the appeal and said that the Court of Appeal had the authority to apply the ruling in the Romeo Hall case to the Nurse and Burton’s circumstances. In 2006 Nurse was remanded until January 2009 when he was granted bail until 2011 when he began his prison term. Taking into account the 27 months on remand, the CCJ ordered the immediate release of Nurse as having served his time while reserving its decision on Burton. Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done. It is very sad that a young man died needlessly, and it is not clear whether or not Wrights death was caused soley by the action of Burton. Reserving decision on the part of Burton (Jamaican) has given me cause for concern, as I believe that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’, consequently, justice in Burtons case has not been seen to be done!
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 01:17:04 +0000
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