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Laville-Appeal Postponed Until June

Source: Today Newspaper

GREAT BAY – The appeal hearing of former Member of Parliament Romain Laville was postponed until June 8 yesterday. In the meantime, the court wants to hear former Justice Minister Roland Duncan at the Judge of Instruction as a witness in this case.

On august 24 of last year, the court in first Instance sentenced Laville to a 1-month suspended jail sentence for firearm possession, but it acquitted him of making threats against former MP Jules James and against steel pan icon Isidore York.

Members of the National Detective Agency arrested Laville on March 26, 2015 at him home, Read more

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Prosecutor’S Office Appeals Zeepaard And Sardine Verdicts

OVER THE BANK – The Prosecutor’s Office has lodged an appeal against the verdicts of the Court in First Instance in the Zeepaard and Sardine investigations against former Member of Parliament, R.L. handed down on Wednesday, August 24.

R.L. was convicted by the Court of First Instance to a 1 month jail sentence, fully suspended for illegal firearms possession. The Court in First Instance acquitted R.L. of the charges of threat against former United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament Jules James on June 11, 2012 and Isidore York on November 28.

The appeal of the Prosecutor’s Office is against the verdict of 1 month suspended jail sentence for illegal firearms possession and the acquittal for the two charges of threat Read more

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Romain Found Innocent Of All Gun Charges, Threats

~ Will fight a technicality ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Former Member of Parliament Romain Laville on Wednesday was cleared and found innocent of all gun charges as well as all charges of making gun threats that was brought against him, with the exception of a minor charge relating to the renewal of his gun license. For this the judge imposed a conditional one-month sentence and two years probation Read more

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Laville’S Trial Moved To May

By Today Newspaper

GREAT BAY – Former Member of Parliament Romain Laville will have to wait until May 11 for the outcome of his trial, because his the court granted his attorney Shaira Bommel’s request to hear several witnesses at the Judge of Instruction.

Laville has been charged with threatening the lives of former MP Jules James on June 11, 2012 and steel pan icon Isidore York on November 23 of the same year Read more

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