Aggrieved like his co-convict Bibi Sharima-Gopaul who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of her daughter; Jarvis Small has also lodged an appeal with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in which he contends he should never have been tried with the woman.
Small who once shared a relationship with Gopaul, cited the issue of prejudice and argues that the Guyana Court of Appeal erred in finding that there was no prejudice to him being jointly-charged with her.