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OUTSTANDING CAPITAL CASES IN DEPENDENT OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
AS AT 1 DECEMBER 1978
Territory
Bermuda
Name of Accused
Stages Covered
Chesterfield Johnson
Convicted of murder
Bermuda
Clayton Raynor
Montserrat Samuel Greenaway
Charged with arson and murder at South- ampton Princess Hotel during December 1977 disturbances.
Convicted of murder. Sentenced to death. Appeal was dismissed on 13 October.
Local Mercy Committee have declined to advise the Governor
Next Stage
Appeal to be heard during the current sitting of the Bermuda Court of Appeal
Trial was due to begin on 24 November.
The Governor intends to take his decision without the Committee's advice. He will announce commutation on 8 December.
Remarks
Accused has history of mental instability, and is said to have a mental age of 11. Johnson is black, his victim was white.
The Governor has said that he does not expect his decision to commute to lead to trouble, though it will not be
popular.
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