Skip to main content arrow-down arrow-tail-right arrow-triangle-right calendar camera compass download email eye facebook flag mail phone pin play send square-right tag twitter youtube badge message

Press Release: Privy Council Allows Appeal in Three Death Penalty Cases

  • News
  • 23 Sep 2009

AKIM CARTER

The Privy Council has allowed an appeal on behalf of Mr Akim Carter and quashed his sentence of death.

Mr Akim Carter appealed to the Privy Council for leave to appeal on the basis of fresh medical evidence in the form of psychiatric and psychological reports.

The Appellant was assessed by a psychologist who had concluded that Mr Carter suffered from a learning disability. This was also confirmed by a psychiatric report. Such evidence was relevant to Mr Carter’s sentence of death and as such required proper investigation by a court in the interest of justice. Furthermore, the imposition of a death sentence on a mentally retarded defendant was cruel and unusual punishment.

The State after carrying out medical investigations consented to the appeal on sentence and as a result of the fresh medical evidence consented to the case being remitted to the Court of Appeal for resentencing.

Mr Carter’s sentence of death was quashed and his case is to be heard by the Court of Appeal.

DAVID NOEL AND STEVE GILBERT

The Privy Council has allowed two appeals from Grenada who had originally been sentenced to death. The sentence of death imposed on Mr Noel and Mr Gilbert has been quashed and the cases have been remitted back to the Supreme Court of Grenada for resentencing.

Latest news

“Serious breach of procedural fairness” - excessive manslaughter sentence quashed in The Bahamas
Read More
Ghana Web: Alban Bagbin praised for repeal of death penalty
Read More
IBAHRI commends abolition of the death penalty - Ghana
Read More
CLA Statement: Commending the Zambian and Ghanaian Governments for Abolishing the Death Penalty
Read More
The Week: Ghana abolishes the death penalty
Read More
The Guardian: Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners
Read More
DPP INTERVIEW: Francis-Xavier Sosu, the Ghanaian MP whose private member’s Bills have abolished the death penalty in Ghana
Read More
DPP interview with TRT - "Why are executions on the rise in a number of countries?"
Read More
Jurist: Ghana Parliament votes to end death penalty
Read More
Ghanaian Parliament votes to abolish the death penalty
Read More
The Washington Post: Ghana votes to remove the death penalty, calling it sign of ‘inhumane’ society
Read More
NGO welcomes abolition of the Death Penalty in Ghana
Read More
BBC News: Ghana Parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Read More
PRESS RELEASE: A Huge Win for Human Rights - Ghana Abolishes the Death Penalty
Read More
Ghana abolishing death penalty is a huge win for human rights – DPP
Read More
THE CONVERSATION AFRICA: It’s time for Ghana to enshrine its respect for the right to life – by abolishing the death penalty
Read More
NEW Op-ed: It’s time for Ghana to enshrine its respect for right to life – by abolishing death penalty
Read More
“Another instance where the justice system has failed a person”: Privy Council recognises multiple failures in Jamaica’s appeal processes
Read More
CLA Support Death Penalty Abolition Advocacy in Ghana
Read More

Stay up-to-date with our work