Magistrate Alex Moore has recused himself from hearing the case against Marcus Bisram, who is accused of directing the murder of a Corentyne carpenter, in wake of a petition being sent to the Chancellor of the Judiciary accusing him of showing favour to the defence during a hearing.
Before his announcement of the decision, which was made during a hearing at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court yesterday, state prosecutor Stacy Goodings indicated that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had written to acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards requesting that the magistrate recuse himself. As a result, Goodings noted that they would be seeking an adjournment until the Chancellor had the opportunity to address the request. However, Moore subsequently disclosed that the Chancellor had forwarded him a letter of complaint and asked for him to respond, which he did and hand delivered. He said it was then that the Chancellor requested that he recuse himself from the matter.
