28 year-old Anwar Vernon is spending his first night of a 1-year sentence after he was convicted of burglary before the Chief Magistrate, Ann Marie Smith.
In the trial, the prosecutions main witness was a neighbour of the complainant Kevin Garbutt. This witness testified that shortly after 2 p.m. on September 27, 2012, he saw Vernon and another man enter Garbutt's house on Jane Usher Boulevard, and steal an Amplifier valued at $1,300. The amplifier was never recovered, and the second culprit was never apprehended.
In his defence, he testified and denied that he committed the offence, saying that he was at a Chinese shop in the general area at the time of the burglary. After listening to the entire case, Chief Magistrate Smith rejected his version, and found him guilty of the charge.
Because it is his first offence, he was spared of the minimum sentence of 7 years. Chief Magistrate Smith, exercising her discretion, sentenced him to 1 year in prison.
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