Unless the prosecution can ‘magically’ present the main witnesses in the trial regarding the murder of Barrington Burton, then Kartel and his co-accused will walk free. Justice Sykes handed down his ruling that he did not believe the prosecution had exhausted all avenues to locate the witnesses.
Or maybe the cops simply don’t want the witness to turn up and recant his statement and further embarrass the investigating officers.
The 12-member jury is to return to the Home Circuit Court tomorrow.
At that time, the prosecution is expected to offer no further evidence and the judge will then direct the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.
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