Tag: Justice Roger Chapple
Delays in case cut bank burglary gang’s jail time in half
(CNS) The sentences of three men convicted of an “audacious burglary” at the Royal Bank of Canada in 2016 and a woman accused of handling $4,000 of the more than CI$500,000 that was stolen were all cut by 50% on Friday because it took over eight years for the case to conclude. David Samuel Bodden, […]
CMR owner will argue human rights abuse in appeal
(CNS): Sandra Hill, the owner of Cayman Marl Road and online talk-show host, has been given leave to appeal a 2020 conviction and to instruct a senior lawyer on legal aid to argue the case. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal president, Sir John Goldring, Thursday, said the case raised human rights issues. Hill is […]
Suspicion is not evidence, say lawyers in bank burglary
(CNS): After a two-month-long trial, all four lawyers representing the defendants accused of being part of a burglary at a George Town bank almost eight years ago urged the jury not to convict on suspicion because that is not evidence. As the attorneys delivered closing arguments on Monday and Tuesday, they all said the crown […]
Four accused of sophisticated $500k+ bank burglary
(CNS): Almost eight years after burglars made off with over CI$500,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in George Town in a sophisticated inside job, prosecutors opened their case against four people on Tuesday after a long and complex police inquiry involving “cutting edge investigatory techniques”. David Samuel Bodden Jr, who worked at the […]
Obstructing murder case lands ex-cop 4 years in jail
(CNS): Courtney Alphanso Levy (46), a former auxiliary police officer, was handed a four-year prison sentence by Justice Roger Chapple on Monday following his conviction in July for trying to help a murderer dodge justice for killing his own son. Levy was sent to jail immediately as the judge said he was not prepared to […]
Corrupt ex-cop guilty of helping killer
(CNS): A former auxiliary police officer has been found guilty of perverting, obstructing and defeating justice, as well as breach of trust, after he tried to help a murderer dodge justice for killing his own son. In court Wednesday, Justice Roger Chapple found that Courtney Alphanso Levy (46) had been “in league with Roger Bush […]
‘Mango row’ shooting lands man 21 years in jail
(CNS): Luisto Eusebio Hernandez (28) has been handed a 21-year jail term for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s father and a second concurrent term of 12 years for the possession of an unlicensed firearm. Hernandez shot his de facto father-in-law shortly after a row between the men over how to feed a mango to […]
Former support cop denies knowing killer
(CNS): A former RCIPS auxiliary constable accused of intimidating a key witness on behalf of a murderer has denied knowing the killer or ever telling the witness to keep quiet in relation to the investigation into the fatal shooting of Shaquille Bush. Courtney Levy (45) took the stand in his own defence this week and […]
Crown: Ex-auxiliary cop threatened murder witness
(CNS): Prosecutor Scott Wainright told the court Thursday that Courtney Alphanso Levy (46), a former auxiliary officer with the RCIPS, threatened a key witness in a murder trial into silence, acting on behalf of a man who was later convicted of killing his own son. As he opened the crown’s case against him, Wainright said […]
Hill appeals 2020 conviction over podcast
(CNS): Sandra Hill, the host of Cayman Marl Road, is defending herself in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal against a conviction in 2020 for abusing and harassing on an ICT network in connection with a podcast in which she accused local businessman Matthew Leslie of being a sexual predator. This was the first time […]
Man jailed for seven years after hatchet attack
(CNS): Gioser Acosta Gonzalez (42), originally from Cuba, has been jailed for seven years following his conviction more than 18 months ago for a violent attack in October 2020 in West Bay. Gonzalez was found guilty of wounding with intent after he hit a man in the head twice with a hatchet during an argument […]
