A three-member Jamaican court of appeals panel has upheld reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel’s 2014 murder conviction.
The Kingston court released a 235-page opinion Friday (April 3) detailing its reasoning in dismissing the appeals of Kartel and his co-defendants, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St.
John, and in affirming their convictions. Because of the ban of public gatherings in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the hearing was held via teleconference.
The court is still considering the length of Kartel and the other co-defendants' sentences in light of the time they have already spent in jail.
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