TNAG-0722-FCO40-920-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 91

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OUTSTANDING CAPITAL CASES IN DEPENDENT OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

Territory

Name of Accused

Stage reached

Timing of next stage

Remarks

Bermuda

Chesterfield Johnson

Charged with murder.

Trial to

begin in June.

Prosecution not confident of capital conviction. Suspect has history of mental instability.

A suspected accomplice, John Dane, was acquitted on 14 April 1978.

Belize

William Dixon

Wanted for murder.

Yet to be apprehended.

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