Justice
Sainabou Wadda Cisse of the High Court in Banjul yesterday ordered the
registrar at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court to transmit the records of proceedings
and exhibits in the criminal matter involving the State and one Yaya Camara.
Yaya
Camara was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Brikama
Magistrates Court on 30 September, 2015, after he was found guilty of
conspiracy to commit felony, shop-breaking and theft.
Yaya
Camara, the appellant has since November 2015 filed a notice of appeal
challenging the decision of the lower court.
During
the court sittings yesterday, the presiding judge observed that the court has
not received the record of proceedings since the appellant filed his notice of
appeal.
Justice
Sainabou W. Cisse informed the appellant that the matter could not proceed
without the record of proceedings.
She,
therefore, ordered the registrar of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court to transmit
the record of proceedings and exhibits in the case to the High Court before the
next adjourned date.
The
matter was adjourned until 27 July 2017, for mention.
