TRAVIS Archer, called ‘Spin and Kill’, who was on trial for the 2017 murder of Sophia resident, Jamal Munroe, was, on Wednesday, freed after Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney, Latchmie Rahamat.

Archer was on trial at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence which alleged that, between November 3 and 4, 2017, at ‘Black-and-White Bridge’, in ‘C’ Field, Sophia, East Coast Demerara, he murdered Munroe. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

After state prosecutor Lisa Cave closed her case, Archer’s attorney, Latchmie Rahamat made a no-case submission, calling for the indictment to be dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

As such, the judge upheld the submission and stated that the state had failed to establish a prima facie case against Archer for the offence of murder.

She then ordered the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.

Munroe, 24, reportedly died while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for injuries consistent with the gunshot wounds.

It is alleged that he was shot by a lone gunman, with whom he had a conflict. Archer was charged days after the incident and had spent the last four years on remand..