October 29, 2004
"Sir" Burton Hall a Disgrace to Justice
Sir Burton Hall is a disgrace to justice in the Bahamas. The foolish Court of Appeal judge, famous for his legendary quasi-legal ex-parte judgements, has once again embarrassed the Bahamas judicial community by reducing the sentence of a brutal murderer to manslaughter, citing a silly technicality that really has no bearing on the man's guilt... he may have been drinking before he murdered the girl.
The murderer, Dominique Moss, and his buddy, Keith Lotmore, took a woman to a golf course. Lotmore raped her. Moss tried to rape her but could not "perform", so in a rage of embarrassment, he slit her throat, almost decapitating her.
The pair was sentenced for murder earlier this year.
Now, in his infinite lack of wisdom, "Sir "Burton Hall has reduced their convictions to "manslaughter".
Moss' lawyer was Murrio Ducille, one of the many disturbing members of the Bahamas legal community who profits from performing legal shenanigans that allow criminals to walk free.
This is not the first time that Burton Hall has made decisions usually attributed only to bribe-taking corrupt judges. The important clue here is to find out who Moss is related to, that got him this ticket off of death row. Then trace that relationship to Sir Burton and one might even find corruption in the judiciary.
Hall admitted recently, when speaking about the poor state of the courts, that the Bahamian public should be "horrified and embarrassed" by the conditions of New Providence courts. He is right, and is the man to blame for that.
Posted by admin at October 29, 2004 10:43 AM