POLICE Sergeant Denaise Adams was testifying in the Little Abary murder case yesterday when presiding Justice William Ramlal interrupted to enquire about voluntariness and inadmissibility.
Following discussions between the lawyers on both sides and the judge, the latter expressed the opinion that the voluntariness of an alleged caution statement by the number one accused had not been proved, by the Prosecution, to the satisfaction of the Court.As a consequence, the judge decided that the issue be determined by a voir dire (trial within a trial).
The jurors were then sent out of sight and hearing for the witness Adams to testify.
On trial for the murder of Maxwell Watson in January 2010, at Little Abary, East Coast Demerara, are Satnarine Jaikarran, Neville Crawford and Randy Crawford.
Mr. Jailall Kissoon is representing Jaikarran; Mr. Sandil Kissoon and Ms. Rinee Kissoon are appearing for Neville Crawford while Mr. Satyesh Kissoon is counsel for Randy Crawford.
State Counsel Ms. Dhanika Singh is prosecuting in the continuing case.

Attempted murder accused freed
OTIS Fraser, indicted on a charge of attempted murder, was freed yesterday after the alleged victim, Sherwayne Brandt decided not to testify against him.
Justice Navindra Singh directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty in favour of Fraser.
State Counsel Natasha Backer was prosecuting in the case.
Caution statement admitted at murder
trial of septuagenarian
JUSTICE Dawn Gregory, who conducted a voir dire (trial within a trial) to determine the admissibility of a caution statement, has found that it was obtained freely and voluntarily from murder accused Albert Addries.
Consequently, the attestation was admitted in evidence against Addries, 75, who is alleged to have stabbed to death his stepson Lakeram Persaud called ‘Bojo’ on July 27, 2012.
The prisoner, who appears to have difficulty in walking, has pleaded not guilty and is being represented by attorney-at-law Ms. Sonia Parag.
Prosecuting in the continuing case are Ms. Mercedes Thompson and Mr. Lloyd Mark Conway from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions.