Sentenced to 60 years back in March after being convicted for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law, Les Charles Critchlow has lodged an appeal to his conviction and sentence, arguing that he did not have a fair trial.
In his notice of appeal to the Guyana Court of Appeal, Critchlow said that following the death of his attorney Maxwell McKay who died before the conclusion of his trial in February, he was provided with another attorney who according to him, did not “produce everything in his case.”
Critchlow argues that this state of affairs which followed the death of his initial attorney, resulted in him having an unfair trial.
He complains, too, that his sentence was severe.
A date will eventually be fixed at which Critchlow’s appeal will be heard.
On March 4th, Justice Navindra Singh sentenced Critchlow to 60 years in prison after the jury found him guilty of murdering his brother-in-law, Terrence Adams.
Critchlow was convicted on February 9th, for the May 12th, 2016 murder of Adams whom he attacked and stabbed multiple times following a verbal altercation at Haslington, East Coast Demerara.
His attorney Rachael Bakker had asked for sentencing to be deferred for a probation report.
The state’s case had been that on the night in question Critchlow went into Adams’ shop at Haslington and stabbed him.
The brother of the deceased, Leyland Nelson, had testified to Adams having a conversation with Critchlow earlier on the day in question about money which he (Critchlow) owed to Adams.
An eyewitness would later recount Critchlow pulling a knife from his waist and stabbing Adams in his lower abdomen.
