A police witness in the murder trial of Sherwin Barnwell yesterday testified that he did not cordon off the scene of the crime because he did not want to obstruct traffic.
Policeman Odel Percival was at the time being cross-examined by attorney George Thomas, who was appointed by the state on the request of Justice Franklyn Holder to assist Barnwell attorney Norma Lewis with the trial.
Barnwell is on trial for the murder of