The magistrate had upheld submissions by Attorney-at-law Mr. Basil Williams who, on behalf of his client, had submitted that there was no case for Lallchand to answer.

The facts of the case disclosed that on 22nd May, 2008, Aman Lallchand appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with the offence of murder, contrary to Section 100 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01.

It was alleged that on Thursday 20th March, 2008, at Laing Avenue, Georgetown, Aman Lallchand murdered George Barton called “Berlin.”

A Preliminary Inquiry was conducted into the alleged offence before Hazel Octave-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates Court 5, and after 14 months the Preliminary Inquiry was aborted.

Another Preliminary Inquiry was held before Susanna Lovell in the

Georgetown Magistrates Court 3, and at the close of the prosecution’s case, a submission of no-case to answer was made by counsel for the accused, Mr. Basil Williams.

Mr. Williams submitted that the identification parade, from which the accused was allegedly picked out from among 11 persons, was flawed.

He also submitted that there was no evidential basis upon which the identification parade could have been composed. There was no evidence given that a witness saw the murderer on the night in question shooting “Berlin” and gave a description to the police as to what he looked like.

He pointed out too that the Police C19 and C5 identification parade forms did not state the ethnicity, complexion, height, size, or hair style of the men on parade. It was therefore anybody’s guess as to how the Police determined who should constitute the parade.

Counsel also submitted that there was no other evidence adduced against the accused.

The Magistrate then upheld Mr. Williams’ submissions that the accused had no case to answer and discharged him.