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Posted: Wednesday 14 September, 2011 at 10:21 AM

I’m guilty, your honour!

The Court House
By: Terresa McCall, SKNVibes.com

    Thirteen admit to committing traffic offences

     

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – IT is well known that a person who is charged with an offence and admits guilt at the first given opportunity to do so, would probably be given a discounted sentence. But that doesn’t save that person from paying some sort of the penalty for their wrong doing.

     

    The Basseterre Traffic Court convened on Thursday, September 8, where cases which were not heard during the previous month were traversed or “called over” to this month. The expectation is that during September, the cases would be disposed of.

     

    Thirteen of the individuals, who appeared before Her Worship Josephine Mallelieu-Webbe on that date, admitted to the court that they were guilty of the offences for which they were charged. The court’s response was to issue fines or cautions befitting the offence.

     

    Michael Cannonier of Parsons, was fined $400 for exceeding the speed limit, which he was required to pay immediately or serve one week’s imprisonment at Her Majesty’s Prison. The offence was committed on April 15, 2011.

     

    For operating his vehicle while it was fitted with worn tyres, Javid Saunders of Lamberts was fined $150 and his failure to pay would attract a one-week custodial sentence.

     

    Chris Weekes of Zion Village, Nevis, was similarly charged and fined. Both offences were committed on February 16, 2011.

     

    Brian Prentice of Mansion, Curtis Williams  and Romeo Richardson of Saddlers were all charged with “driving off the bus route” and ordered to pay respective fines of $150, $100 and $100 immediately or face imprisonment.

     

    Three individuals pleaded guilty to “driving without due care and attention”: Rebecca Andres of Gulf View, Visha Sharma of Edward’s Lane, Ponds Extension, and Joses Schmitt of Gulf View. While the first and the last were fined $350 and $1000 respectively, Sharma was cautioned. Andrew’s offence was committed in November, 2010 and Schmitt’s and Sharma’s were committed in February, 2011.

     

    Westbourne Street resident, Shomari Collins was also charged with “driving without due care and attention” and additional charges of driving without a driver’s licence and driving without insurance. He was cautioned on the first charge but fined $500 each on the other two.The offences were committed on April 5, 2011. He has been given until the end of September to pay the fines or serve 14 days in prison.

     

    Shawn Greenaway of Dieppe Bay, Clive Benjamin of Cayon and Alphonso Richardson of Dieppe Bay pleaded guilty to having their vehicle windows too heavily tinted. Greenaway was fined $200, Benjamin cautioned and Richardson was fined $50. The offences were committed on February 16, 2011.

     

    SKNVibes understands that all persons who were required to pay their fines forthwith did so and escaped alternative sentencing.

     

     

     

     

     

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