Attorney Basil Williams in the High Court on Thursday levelled accusations against a state prosecutor and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over his client’s case not being called but this outburst had the reverse result as the sitting judge, after reprimanding Williams, agreed with the prosecutor that his argument would have prejudiced the jury.
Williams’ statements, made in the presence of the panel of jurors who have been selected to serve during this session of the Demerara Assizes, came after the court was called to order to empanel a jury for the trial of Shawn Richardson. The attorney said the prosecution had undertaken that the trial of his client, Quincie McLennon, would
