DPP Chambers appeared in 16 Full Court matters last year

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said it had appeared in 15 matters for criminal offences at the Demerara Full Court in 2022.
Seven of those matters concerned the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, three were for trafficking in narcotics, and there was one matter for each of the following offences: unlawful possession, murder, affiliation, assault causing actual bodily harm, and operating a civil aircraft without an airworthiness certificate.
Of these 15 matters, the applications of five appellants were allowed. One of these will have a new hearing, two others have had their convictions and sentences set aside, and the other two have been granted their applications to appeal and to file for an extension of time to file Notices of Appeal.
Another five appellants were granted their applications in part, in that their appeals against conviction have been dismissed, but their sentences have been varied.
In regard to the matters of the last five appellants, the Demerara Full Court dismissed four of these applications, while one appellant discontinued his Notice of Appeal.
During this time, the Berbice Full Court heard one matter: regarding the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The application to file a Notice of Appeal has been granted. (G1)