PRISONER WHO LED DEATH PENALTY APPEAL RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE IN
Forrester Bowe Jr., a death row prisoner at the center of a landmark ruling earlier in the year that struck down the mandatory death sentence for murder in the Bahamas, was sentenced to life in prison. Bowe was initially sentenced to death in 1998 for the
Forrester Bowe Jr., a death row prisoner at the center of a landmark ruling earlier in the year that struck down the mandatory death sentence for murder in the Bahamas, was sentenced to life in prison. Bowe was initially sentenced to death in 1998 for the 1992 shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Grand Bahama.
Bowe and Trono Davis, also sentenced to death for murder, lodged an appeal with the London-based Privy Council, the final appellate court for many former British colonies.
The council ruled in March that the island chain's mandatory death sentence for murder violated the Bahamas constitution and determined that sentencing should be at the discretion of the presiding judge.
Bowe and Trono Davis, also sentenced to death for murder, lodged an appeal with the London-based Privy Council, the final appellate court for many former British colonies.
The council ruled in March that the island chain's mandatory death sentence for murder violated the Bahamas constitution and determined that sentencing should be at the discretion of the presiding judge.
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- (Sources: The Associated Press, 09/12/2006)