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Former Death Row Inmate Baptist’s Attorney Wants Him Home For Christmas
posted (November 16, 2015)
Glenford Baptist had been on death row longer than anyone else - but after 13 years, he's going before the judge to learn his fate. But he's not on detah row anymore because his death sentence for killing Azrin White in the year 2000 was set aside earlier this year, and now he's going to court to find out how much longer he'll have to spend in jail. Today, his case came up Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin explained to him that his sentencing trial will be heard on December 18, 2015, one week before Christmas.

His attorney Priscilla Banner asked the court for time to file additional affidavit on behalf of her client. Banner told the media that she is hoping that at the end of the sentencing hearing the court will order that Baptist has served his time after almost 14 years on remand.

Nigel Hawke on behalf of the Government, is asking for a time of 25 years be imposed less time served on remand.

In November of 2001, Baptist and co-defendants, Gilroy Wade Jr., and Oscar Mendez were found guilty of murder by a jury.

He was taken off death row after 13 years because the legal principle is that once a person has been held on death row without being executed for more than 5 years, it is considered cruel and unusual punishment.

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