Sentenced late last year to 43 years for the murder of amateur footballer Paul Daniels, construction worker Alvin Jones has lodged an appeal with the Guyana Court of Appeal.
The appellant has taken particular issue with the sentence which he described as excessive and is arguing that the trial judge misdirected the jury on several aspects of the law including that on murder.
He argues among other things that the sentence is “inappropriate,” “unreasonable” and “excessive” since it fails to reflect the trial judge’s adherence to current principles and guidelines and “falls outside of the applicable Guyana range of sentences for the offence of murder.”
