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Anton Bastian (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)
Case summary
Case ID
JCPC/2018/0108
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Parties
Appellant(s)
Anton Bastian
Respondent(s)
The King
Issue
The main issues are: (i) whether the Court of Appeal wrongly considered only two out of Bastian's twelve grounds of appeal; (ii) whether the evidence was sufficient to convict Bastian; and (iii) whether Bastian was prejudiced by a joint trial, which presented the jury with evidence which was not admissible against him.
Facts
On 12 May 2013, Anton Bastian and two other men, Craig Johnson and Marcellus Williams, robbed two women of their purses at a restaurant. A bystander intervened. A struggle ensured between the bystander and Johnson while Bastian and Williams fled the scene. Johnson shot and fatally injured the bystander.All three men were arrested and charged. On 3 November 2015 they were found guilty of one count of murder and two counts of armed robbery. They were each sentenced to forty years' imprisonment. All three appealed their convictions and their sentences to the Court of Appeal. Their appeals were dismissed. Anton Bastian now appeals to the JCPC.
Date of issue
14 December 2018
Judgment details
Judgment date
11 June 2024
Neutral citation
[2024] UKPC 14
Judgment links
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Hearing dates
Start date
15 April 2024
End date
15 April 2024
Watch hearings
15 April 2024 - Morning session
15 April 2024 - Afternoon session
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