JUSTICE Navindra Singh, onTuesday at the Demerara Assizes, upheld no-case submissions in a murder case and freed the two accused.The duo, Junior Henry, represented by attorney-at-law, Mr. Basil Williams and Baldeo Seegobin by senor counsel, Bernard De Santos were facing a retrial.
At their original trial, they were acquitted because the jury had disagreed on a verdict in respect of them, who were regarded as accessories before the fact.
After conducting a voir dire (trial within a trial) to determine the admissibility of alleged oral confessions and written caution statements as well as listening to the defence arguments, Justice Singh agreed that there was no case for Henry and Seegobin to answer and directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, after the Prosecution indicated that there was no further evidence.
The indictment had said the accused, on Tuesday, November 24, 2008, murdered Ricardo Henriques.
Prosecuting for the State were other attorneys-at-law, Ms. Dhanika Singh in association with Ms. Mercedes Thompson.