Death Squad Cop Convict Gets 51 Years
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Constable ‘Chucky’ Brown
The twice postponed sentencing hearing for convicted death squad cop 40 year old Constable Colis ‘Chucky” Brown with 20 years of service to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was finally handed down today.
The incomplete social enquiry report(s) caused delay in the sentencing hearing. This was the explanation preferred for the delay in sentencing of Constable Brown, a member of the notorious death squad probe by the police themselves and later the police watchdog body .. The Independent Commission of Investigations better known as INDECOM for short. Brown was convicted for two counts of murder, wounding and conspiracy to commit murder.
Breaking Frontiers
This investigation will no doubt be talked about for years and criminologist may find aspects of the investigation ground breaking if not fascinating. Methods used may be viewed as unorthodox or downright unethical. Depending on your perspective.
Cock Mouth Kill Cock
The aspect that you may find possibly unethical is when INDECOM investigator Deputy Commissioner Hamish Campbell who was reached out to by Suspect Constable Brown and in the end used the contents of his confession so to speak as fodder for Brown’s conviction. It was smoking gun evidence, straight from the horses mouth. It gets no closer to what actually happened in this bizarre chain of events. Suspects shot extrajudicially was the allegation before the Supreme Court. (High Court).
Brought Justice Into Disrepute, Judge
The presiding justice in sentencing Constable Brown was scathing in her admonition of him. She said inter alia … The crime rate my be high but you cannot take the law in your own hands. “You cannot be judge, jury and executioner at the same time” strong words indeed. A very clear and unambiguous admonition from a person detained for weeks as this trial wound its way to this final sentencing phase. The trial Judge had ample time to come to her conclusions based on the volume of evidential material that unfolding before her eyes. It was also a jury trial. These were the final comments in this last chapter of this criminal case that sparked much public interest.
Sentence
The twice postponed sentencing hearing for convicted death squad cop 40 year old Constable Colis ‘Chucky” Brown with 20 years of service to the Jamaica Constabulary Force after much anticipation was finally handed down today.
The sentence was postpone twice due to incomplete social enquiry report(s). This was the explanation preferred for the delay in sentencing of Constable Brown, a member of the notorious death squad probe by the police themselves and later the police watchdog body The Independent Commission of Investigations better known as INDECOM for short. It was high drama at this aspect of the hearing. An extremely long prison term for Brown.
Breaking Frontiers
This investigation as stated above will no doubt be talked about for years and criminologist may find aspects of the investigation ground breaking if not fascinating. They may question the methods used, viewing same as unorthodox or downright unethical. Depending on your perspective of how things should go. The American system seem to have no boundaries so the tactic employed in this case by INDECOM may have copied their modus
INDECOM
The aspect that you may find possibly unethical is when INDECOM investigator Deputy Commissioner Hamish Campbell was reached out to by Suspect Constable Brown and in the end used the contents of this confession so to speak as fodder for Brown’s conviction. It was evidence, straight from the horses mouth. It gets no closer to what actually happened in these bizarre chain of events. Suspects shot extrajudicially was the allegation before the Supreme Court.
The aspect that you may find possibly unethical is when INDECOM investigator Deputy Commissioner Hamish Campbell was reached out to by Suspect Constable Brown and in the end used the contents of this confession so to speak as fodder for Brown’s conviction. It was evidence, straight from the horses mouth. It gets no closer to what actually happened in these bizarre chain of events. Suspects shot extrajudicially was the allegation before the Supreme Court.
Disrepute
The presiding justice in sentencing Constable Brown was scathing in her admonition of him. She said inter alia … The crime rate my be high but you cannot take the law in your own hands. “You cannot be judge jury and executioner at the same time” strong words indeed. A very clear and unambiguous admonition from a person detained for weeks as this trial wound its way to this final sentencing phase. The trial Judge had ample time to come to her conclusions based on the volume of evidential material that unfolding before her eyes. It was also a jury trial. The final comment by judges in the case spoke volumes. “You brought the administration of justice into disrepute.” stated presiding judge.
Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie SIC Vision Newspaper Canada.
