Topic: Charles Quin
Traffic delays expected during funeral procession
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is advising the motoring public to expect delays on Friday afternoon as a funeral procession for the late Justice Charles Quin will be under way.
Errington Webster’s sentencing put off
Errington Webster, convicted by a jury in June of indecent assault and gross indecency, had his sentencing adjourned again when he appeared before Justice Charles Quin on Thursday.
‘It hurts me to know she is hurting’: Woman scarred by attempted rape
A woman who was the victim of an attempted rape still has a scar on her face from the attack. Every time she looks in a mirror, she is reminded of it, Justice Charles Quin was told in a recent sentencing hearing.
Man sentenced to 10 years for unlicensed firearm
Michael Fernandes Jefferson, 24, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years’ imprisonment for possession of an unlicensed firearm – a gun and ammunition – which the jury was told was not in working order.
Judge urges minimum sentence for unlicensed ammunition
Citing the “massive increase” in firearm offenses in Cayman over the last seven or eight years, Justice Charles Quin on Monday suggested there should be a minimum sentence for possession of ammunition without a license.
Youth gets eight years for two armed robberies of same store
A teenager convicted of two armed robberies at the same store was sentenced last week to eight years imprisonment. Justice Charles Quin said he could not ignore the violent nature of the robberies and the traumatic effect the robberies had on the victims.
Sentencing postponed in Webster indecent assault case
Errington Webster, found guilty of indecency charges in June, has had his sentencing hearing postponed until Sept. 14. Webster has been in custody since a jury returned guilty verdicts on three counts of indecent assault on a girl who was 13 at the time, and one count of gross indecency.
‘Extraordinary error’ in firearm case, judge says
The fact that an illegal immigrant was deported from Cayman before police received DNA results in a firearm case was an “extraordinary error,” Justice Charles Quin said Friday morning when he summed up the law and evidence in the trial of Jay Calvert Ebanks for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Son of premier welcomed to Cayman legal community
Every row in Judge Charles Quin’s courtroom was filled Friday, when a boisterous crowd welcomed the newest member of Cayman’s legal community. Daegan McLaughlin, the elder son of Premier Alden McLaughlin, was called to the Bar and celebrated by a large group of family and friends.
Security Centre financial controller jailed for 4 years
The former financial controller for The Security Centre Ltd. was sentenced to four years, two months and 12 days in prison on Friday for stealing more than $420,000 from her employer.
