Tag: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Report on legal review under wraps
(CNS): A report by a UK prosecutor who came to the Cayman Islands earlier this year to review the local criminal justice system will not be made public anytime soon. The governor’s office has refused to release the document by Claire Wetton, which examined the way criminal caseloads are being handled by the crown and […]
Police face ‘difficult circumstances’
(CNS): The commissioner of police has said the men and women of the RCIPS “continue to operate in difficult circumstances”, not least because of the closeness in the local community and relationships between parties involved in serious crimes. Following the recent release of a West Bay man charged with the murder of Victor Oliver Yates because the crown […]
Murder suspect freed as witnesses withdraw
(CNS): A West Bay man charged with the murder of Victor Oliver Yates (22), who was gunned down outside a local bar in the early morning hours of 3 January, has walked away from court before his trial even started after the crown withdrew the case Tuesday. The deputy director of public prosecutions dropped murder […]
Lawyer presses for cop probe ahead of trial
(CNS): A local defense attorney has accused the police commissioner of hiding behind court contempt laws to avoid investigating a complaint against one of his officers due to give evidence in a forthcoming drug trial. Peter Polack has filed a complaint about the behaviour of the officer in the case and wants to see that […]
UK White collar crime expert gets deputy DPP post
(CNS) Updated: A UK barrister who specializes in white collar crime has been appointed as the new deputy director of public prosecutions. Patrick Michael Moran joined the office directly from the UK on 2 March and officials released the information Thursday, almost three weeks after he was appointed.
Crown to pick up legal tab over false charges
(CNS): A local man who was wrongly charged with robbery at a jewellery store in January 2013 has managed to recoup some of his legal costs from the crown as a judge found the director of public prosecutions was slow to drop charges against him despite having evidence proving his innocence. Although charged with taking […]
UK prosecutor assessing criminal cases
(CNS): Government officials have finally released the details of the arrival of a criminal justice adviser from the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service who is here to examine the weaknesses in the local criminal justice system. The governor’s office is funding the short-term attachment of Claire Wetton, who began her 12 week secondment here on 27 […]
Prosecutors face efficiency review
(CNS): The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will come under scrutiny over the next few months with the arrival in Cayman of the UK’s Criminal Justice Advisor, Claire Wetton. The legal expert will assist with an efficiency review of the systems in place relating to case management, trial issues, evidence gathering, as […]
