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Tavares-Finson defends murder accused right to legal representation

Summary by Jamaica Gleaner
King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson emphasised the constitutional right to legal representation following his assignment to defend Travis Ellis, the man accused of murdering journalist Barbara Gayle. “Every citizen charged with a criminal offence is entitled to counsel,” he stated, noting that Gayle herself would have appreciated this principle. Tavares-Finson and his colleague Donahue Martin were appointed as legal aid counsel after Ellis’ family…
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