Set to face sentencing on an attempted murder charge, Stafrei Alexander yesterday learned that he will have to be retried after the court incorrectly accepted a guilty verdict instead of declaring a hung jury.
At the conclusion of his trial for the attempted murder of Chris Thom on October 17, the 11-member jury returned a 9 to 2 verdict in favour of guilty.
Thereafter, Justice Brassington Reynolds, who presided over the proceedings, deferred sentencing to facilitate the presentation of a probation report, which had been requested by defence attorney Stanley Moore.
