The Crown is appealing the verdict in the trial of Devon Anglin, who was found not guilty in August of the murder of Jeremiah Barnes in February, 2010.
Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryll Richards confirmed on Friday an appeal has been filed in the matter.
Anglin had elected to be tried by Judge alone and Justice Howard Cooke began hearing evidence on 15 August. He delivered his verdict on 31 August.
Jeremiah, 4, was shot in the head while in the back seat of a car driven by his father, Andy Barnes. The shooting occurred at the Hell Service Station in West Bay, where the family had stopped before going to pick up a pizza. During the trial, the Crown suggested Mr. Barnes was the gunman’s target.
No date has yet been set for the hearing of the appeal.
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal is sitting for its Winter Session starting 15 November, but the list has already been set.
Among the matters being heard is an appeal against conviction by three men whom a 12-member jury found guilty of murder. Brandon Ebanks, Osbourne Douglas and Patrick McField were charged with the July 2009 fatal shooting of Omar Samuels. The jury’s consideration of the evidence included a visit to the scene. Their unanimous verdicts were delivered on 16 September, 2010.
This appeal is set for three days, to start on Monday, 28 November.
The next regular sitting of the Court of Appeal is its Spring Session, usually around March, but the law does provide for extraordinary sittings.
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