Vybz Kartel Appeal Date Rescheduled For 2018

A month after Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused were granted leave to appeal their conviction and sentence in the Court of Appeal for September 2017, it was reported that the appeal has been rescheduled for February 19, 2018.

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Kartel, given name Adidja Palmer; Kahira Jones; Andre St John; and entertainer Shawn "Shawn Storm" Campbell hope to have their sentences for murder overturned.

When news was broke of the initial appeal date, Thomas Tavares-Finson, attorney for Vybz Kartel, described the development as an "important step in the appeal process".

In an interview, he added, "It’s the first but critical step in the appeal process. A single judge, Justice Frank Williams, has read all the papers from the trial and determined that there are grounds on which an appeal could be allowed, so he has given the green light to proceed. We will move on to a full appeal in September. It is a limited victory, but an important moral victory for my client, as it reinforces the notion in his mind that justice will be served and he will be acquitted."

The four were given life sentences at the Home Circuit Court in Kingston in March 2014 for involvement in the murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams.

Kartel will be eligible for parole after 35 years. He is currently at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility in Kingston.

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