Gun Court
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gun-court-161-8483112
title:
Gun Court
text:
The Gun Court is the branch of the Jamaican judicial system that tries criminal cases involving firearms. The court was established by Parliament in 1974 to combat rising gun violence, and empowered to try suspects in camera, without a jury. The Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, and Resident Magistrate's Courts function as Gun Courts whenever they hear firearms cases. There is also a Western Regional Gun Court in Montego Bay. Those convicted by the Gun Court are imprisoned in a dedicated prison com
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Court for trialing firearm criminal cases
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Court
date created:
2009-01-25T02:20:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T06:33:44Z
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