A London court has quashed the murder conviction of Jamaican dancehall icon Vybz Kartel, citing potential juror misconduct that compromised the trial’s fairness.<\/p>\n
Kartel’s lawyers argued that the trial judge mishandled allegations of a juror attempting to bribe fellow jurors for a not-guilty verdict (amounting to approximately $3,200 Jamaican dollars).<\/p>\n
Court’s Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n Upheld the appeal, deeming the juror’s continued involvement “fatal to the safety of the convictions.”<\/p>\n Remitted the case to the Jamaican Court of Appeal to determine whether a retrial is necessary.<\/p>\n Kartel remains incarcerated while the Jamaican courts deliberate on a potential retrial.<\/p>\n Kartel is a highly influential figure in Jamaican music, known for collaborations with artists like Jay-Z and Rihanna.<\/p>\n His original trial, lasting 64 days, was one of the longest in Jamaican history.<\/p>\n Apart from the conviction news, most of Vybz Kartel fans around the world celebrated the release of ‘the world boss’ who has been among the renowned Dancehall icons in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A London court has quashed the murder conviction of Jamaican dancehall icon Vybz Kartel, citing potential juror misconduct that compromised the trial’s fairness. Kartel’s lawyers argued that the trial judge mishandled allegations of a juror attempting to bribe fellow jurors for a not-guilty verdict (amounting to approximately $3,200 Jamaican dollars). Court’s Decision Upheld the appeal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6073,"featured_media":207588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[139169],"class_list":["post-207592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-vybz-kartel-news"],"yoast_head":"\n