It is a landmark verdict in a high profile case, that lasted for two weeks.

In the prelude to the delivery of his verdict, CJ Benjamin summarized the major sections of the trial, which started 2 weeks ago. He touched on all the major evidence which the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Taitt - Vidal, presented against Thurton.

As he indicated, the DPP's case depended heavily on the testimony of the victim, Rodwell Williams, who was fortunate to survive his near-fatal shooting on the night of May 30, 2010.

Williams went through the entire events of the night, in which his testimony finally culminated into his identification of Thurton as the man who he saw shoot him.

Throughout the trial, at every chance Thurton got to address the court, he professed his innocence. But apart from Williams's identification of him as the gunman, there was another key piece of evidence which counted against him.

In a trial within this trial, a statement from Thurton, which was given to police during the early stages of his detention, was ruled admissible as evidence.

In this statement, Thurton admitted to investigators that on the night in question he did accompany Ricky Valencia, who was also on trial before his murder, to Albert Street. They were quote, "on a mission to shoot the lawyer" end quote.

The statement also touched on the topic that both Valencia and Thurton did have some sort of preparation for this encounter with Williams, but one key thing mentioned was that Thurton said that he was the one who searched the security guard. This greatly contrasts with what Williams told the court.

He said that Thurton's companion got into a scuffle with his bodyguard, and Thurton was the one who shot him, while Thurton's statement said the exact opposite.

Also, while cross-examining the prosecution's witnesses in relation to the statement, Thurton put the scenario to them that he was beaten by police, and that he was forced to confess.

Another point of contention was the identification parade.

Williams said that he pointed out #7 in the identification line-up, who was Thurton.

In court, Thurton said that the officers fed Williams inside information which allowed him to successfully single him, Thurton, out as the alleged gunman.

Because he did not provide adequate evidence to support his claim, coupled with the fact that his own statement placed him at the scene, added to Williams' iron-clad certainty that Thurton was the one who shot him, CJ Benjamin delivered a guilty verdict.

He punctuated that verdict with the words, quote, "I am satisfied so that I feel sure that the accused shot Rodwell Williams, and that the intent was to kill."