World Boss Vybz Kartel returned to the Home Circuit court today for day 4 of his trial.
Yesterday Justice Bryan Sykes asked the jury to be absent from court until next Tuesday.
Over the next three court dates Sykes will hear arguments from both the prosecution and defense regarding a motion filed by prosecutors to have a witness statement be entered into evidence.
Meanwhile the Prosecution says they are unable to locate the witness and asking the judge to enter a previous statement made by that witness into evidence under section 31(D) of the Evidence Act.
Justice Sykes is expected to hand down a ruling on that motion by Monday. The judge ruling could prove crucial to the outcome of Barrington “Bossie” Burton case.
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The main witness for the state in Vybz Kartel’s murder trial will not be yet taking the stand.
The alleged witness, whose name is not known, is either in hiding or refusing to cooperate with the state to testify against Vybz Kartel.
Vybz Kartel’s insight on the matter:
“In 2011, I was charged for murder by way of as tatement which indicated that I had ordered Lenburgh McDonald to murder Barrington ‘Bossie’ Burton.
Weeks later, said witness gave a statement to the PublicDefender saying that he was physically assaulted and threatened by the police to say that I was involved in ‘Bossie’ Burton’s death.
Days later, he gave another statement to the Public Defender saying that since he recanted the first statement, he has been getting death threats via calls to his phone.”
Prosecutors argued that because the witness is in fear of his life he refused to cooperate and want the statement to be entered under section 31(D) of the Evidence Act.
Vybz Kartel’s legal team argued that the statement made by the witness is not credible since he was intimidated by police officers to make same statement.
Justice Sykes is expected to hand down a ruling by Monday.
Vybz Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, is currently on his fourth day of trial for the murder of St. Catherine promoter/businessman Barrington “Bossie” Burton
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