A criminal defence attorney is pushing back against recent criticism directed at the judiciary over firearms sentencing, arguing that Parliament's own legislation is at the heart of the issue.
According to Antigua Observer, attorney Wendell Alexander says the controversy stems from a Court of Appeal decision involving five individuals convicted of firearms offences. Alexander contends that the ruling, and the sentencing outcomes that followed, are a product of the laws enacted by Parliament rather than any failing on the part of the courts.
As reported by Antigua Observer, Alexander's defence of the judiciary places the legislative branch squarely in focus, suggesting that any dissatisfaction with sentencing outcomes should be directed at the laws on the books rather than at the judges applying them.
