The late filing of submissions by the State has delayed the hearing of the appeal filed by former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguards Sherwyn Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon who are challenging the death penalty imposed against them for the 2009 murder of Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass.
The matter had been set for hearing yesterday morning. When the case was called, however, the court was unable to proceed because Prosecutor Dionne McCammon had not filed and served her submissions on time.
In keeping with previous timelines set by the court, the State’s submissions ought to have been filed no later than March 2nd. These were, however, late by a little over a week.