Roger Watson (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)
Case ID: JCPC 2020/0090
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Case summary
Issue
Should the Appellant's sentence of 50 years imprisonment for an offence of manslaughter be quashed?
Facts
On 26 September 2006, the Appellant was convicted of murder after a trial before a judge and jury in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas. On 20 September 2007, he was sentenced to death. On 25 June 2009, the Court of Appeal quashed the Appellant's conviction for murder and substituted a conviction for manslaughter, imposing a sentence of 50 years' imprisonment. The Appellant now appeals to the Board against that sentence.
Parties
Appellant
Roger Watson
Respondent
The King
Appeal
Justices
Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Briggs, Lord Stephens
Hearing start date
27 April 2023
Hearing finish date
27 April 2023
| Watch hearing | |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2023 | Morning session |
Judgment details
Judgment date
5 September 2023
Neutral citation
[2023] UKPC 32