Janice Allen Case – No Retrial For Acquitted Policeman
Posted by news on May 1, 2009 , No comment
Constable Rohan Allen, the policeman who was acquitted in the highly publicized Janice Allen case, will not face another trial. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn ruled yesterday the Crown would not be in a position to establish a case against him. The DPP gave very detailed reasons and recommendations, saying that the Crown [...]
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Janice Allen Case – DPP Has Option To Re-indict Acquitted Policeman
Posted by news on March 20, 2009 , 2 Comments
On April 14, 2000, a 12 year old girl – Janice Allen – was shot and killed in what the police said was a shoot-out between the police and gunmen in Trench Town, Kingston. A policeman, Constable Rohan Allen, was charged with murder, but was eventually freed in the Portland Circuit Court after the Prosecution [...]
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