JUSTICE Dawn Gregory, the Presiding Judge in the Vlissengen Road murder trial, of accused Rayburn Harvey for the shooting to death of Samantha Belle in March, 2006, will sum-up the evidence to the jury, today.
Thereafter, she will hand over the case with directions on the law to the mixed jury, who are the judges of the facts, for their consideration and verdict.

The case for the prosecution, as led by Prosecutors Misses Teshana James and Rhondel Weaver, is that the accused had, on March 18, 2006, at Vlissengen Road, murdered Samantha Belle.

Police Detective Constable Rodwell Chapman, with 15 years experience as a policeman, told the Assize Judge and jury during the trial that he could not recall the name of the person who gave him the information that led to him arresting the murder accused, Harvey, at the Stabroek Market area.
When asked who had directed him to the Stabroek Market to arrest the accused, witness told defence counsel Mr. Ronald Burch-Smith that, on that day, he was acting under information received and not under instructions.
At this stage, defence counsel explained to the witness the difference between hearsay evidence, which the court could not act upon, and the other evidence which the court was entitled to act on.
The defence had relied on a no-case submission, but following a voir dire (a trial within a trial) the judge rejected the submission and called on the accused for a defence.
In his unsworn statement from the dock, supported by witnesses, the accused in his defence maintained his innocence.
On the resumption yesterday, defence counsel in his address to the jury, urged them to give his client the benefit of the doubt by returning a verdict of not guilty in favour of the accused.
On the other hand, the prosecutor urged them to view the evidence in accordance with the oath they had taken and they would find that the prosecution had established a case against the accused.
The judge will sum-up the evidence to the jury this morning after which she would hand over the case to them for their consideration and verdict in relation to the accused.