R v Williams

• Jurisdiction: Jamaica
• Judge: Fox, P.,Robinson, J.A.,Grannum, J.A.
• Judgment Date: 15 June 1973
• Neutral Citation: JM 1973 CA 53
• Docket Number: Supreme Court Criminal Appeal No. 176 of 1972
• Date: 15 June 1973
• Court: Court of Appeal (Jamaica)

Court of Appeal

Fox, P., Robinson, J.A., Grannum, J.A.

Supreme Court Criminal Appeal No. 176 of 1972

R.

and

Williams

Mr. Martin Wright, Q.C, Dep. D.P.P for the Crown

Mr. Norman Wright for the appellant

Evidence - Identification — Whether strong enough to support a conviction for assault with intent to rob, shooting with intent to do grievous bodily hard and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT:

1 On the 31st of October, 1972, the appellant, Winston Williams was convicted on an indictment containing three counts - assault with intent to rob with aggravation with certain other person unknown being guns, a man by the name of Sydney Barnes, also shooting at Sydney Barnes with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, and the third charge was wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm -...