Rape convict appeals 37-year sentence

Dec 21, 2018 News

Arguing that he was not given a fair trial, 53-year-old father of 12, Linton Pompey, has moved to the Court of Appeal to contest a rape conviction and 37-year jail sentence against him.
In September 2015, High Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow imposed the custodial sentence on Pompey after a jury found him guilty of various sexual offences, including two counts of rape of a minor and sexual activity with a minor.
The incidents occurred between May 1 and May 31, 2011, on January 10, 2012, and between June 1 and June 30, 2013.
Dissatisfied with the outcome of the matters, Pompey, through his Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, filed an appeal asking the Court of Appeal to reverse, set aside and/or discharge the decision of the High Court.
Hughes is contending that trial judge Barlow failed to sufficiently put his client’s defence to the jury. The lawyer further contends that the trial judge did not adequately direct the jury on how to deal with the innumerable inconsistencies and discrepancies in the prosecution’s case.

Linton Pompey

Added to that, Hughes is arguing that the trial judge failed to sufficiently direct the jury on the failure of the prosecution’s witnesses to produce vital recorded evidence, and what weight to attach to the evidence given by the witnesses.
It is the lawyer’s contention that the decision of the jury is unreasonable and cannot be supported, with regard to the evidence adduced by the prosecution.
The appeal will be heard on January 16, 2019 before Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justices of Appeal Dawn Gregory and Rishi Persaud.
State Prosecutor Tuanna Harding is expected to commence arguments then.
Before handing down the sentence, Justice Barlow had told the convict that in committing the acts, he breached his position of trust. The Judge also told Pompey that society expects better from its elders.

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