Magistrate Guillimina Archer adjourned the bribery case of Bryan Dillett, a policeman, and Anthony Rolle, a civilian, almost a year ago for a decision on a no case to answer submission.
Prosecutors allege that Rolle offered Dillett a bribe to do away with a traffic accident report.
However, the magistrate was forced to postpone the case once again last month because she still had not been able to review the evidence in the case.
“The stenographers’ notes are still outstanding. I made a request; they are still not forthcoming,” Archer said. “I don’t know what to say. I am told the stenographers who took the evidence are in the Supreme Court, which takes precedence to the magistrate’s court.”
The case has now been adjourned to September 19.
Archer said she was mindful of the hardship that Dillett, who has been placed on half pay, has experienced as a result of the delay
However, his is not an isolated case. His lawyer Ian Cargill said postponements caused by unavailable transcripts are a frequent occurrence.
Romona Farquharson, who appears for Rolle, said the slow turnaround in the production of transcripts “causes expense to both the court and to the defendant.”
Artesia Davis,
The Nassau Guardian
