The Tribune

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE appeal hearing of a man convicted of manslaughter by provocation was adjourned yesterday morning for another two weeks. The hearing was rescheduled for March 28 because lawyers for Raphael Neymour received the remaining sections of trial transcripts late. A Supreme Court jury convicted Neymour in 2010 and he was sentenced to five years in prison by Senior Justice Jon Isaacs. He was found guilty for the shooting death of Huel Charles Ferguson on August 30, 2007. Public prosecutor Vernal Collie is appealing the length of the sentence, arguing it should be longer, while defence attorneys Wayne Munroe and Jomo Campbell are appealing the conviction. Asking for an adjournment yesterday, Mr Munroe told the court he had only received the judge's summation of the trial evidence the previous evening and the sentencing transcripts shortly before appearing in court. Court of Appeal president Justice Anita Allen asked him: "What was the difficulty in obtaining the transcripts?" He answered: "On the last occasion, I was told it was a matter of finances." The judge said she understood, and that producing the transcripts required a great deal of printing. Mr Munroe said it was the first time he experienced this particular difficulty. Justices Christopher Blackman and Stanley John are hearing the appeal along with the appellate court president.