PROSECUTORS in a 13-year-old murder case awaiting retrial were yesterday expected to make an application before a judge asking for certain aspects of the trial to be exempted from media coverage.
However, the lead prosecutor in the case admitted to Justice Roy Jones that the Crown’s submissions were not yet complete.
The prosecution therefore sought an adjournment.
During a hearing on November 28, the prosecution raised concerns about recent reporting on a case in which Stephen “Die” Stubbs, Andrew “Yogi” Davis and Clint “Russ” Evans are accused of the murder of an off-duty policeman.
It is claimed that on March 13, 1999, the three men murdered Corporal Jimmy Ambrose.
The prosecution claimed media had mis-reported some of the facts.
It was argued that if not dealt with, such mistakes could have a prejudicial effect on the jury.
The prosecution asked Justice Jones to order that the print and broadcast media be allowed to report only on the adjourned date for trial, and nothing relating to the history of the case.
Yesterday, Justice Jones asked the prosecutor to propose dates for her submissions to be filed and for the application hearing.
It was agreed that the submissions are to be filed on or before January 10, 2013.
The application hearing was set for January 17.
Meanwhile, Stubbs was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison. His co-accused are on bail.
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