20 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for special leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision, and his petition was dismissed on November 6, 1997. 37 g) Anthony Garcia (Case No. 11,855) was charged with murder of Cyril Roberts. He was arrested on September 14, 1994, and was tried, convicted and sentenced to death on October 30, 1996. He subsequently appealed his conviction to the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal, and his appeal was dismissed on May 22, 1997. Anthony Garcia then petitioned the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for special leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision, and the his petition was dismissed on December 4, 1997. 38 h) Wilson Prince (Case No. 12,005) was charged with the November 6, 1993 murder of Ida Sebastien Richardson. He was arrested on December 24, 1993, and was tried, convicted and sentenced to death on November 25, 1996. He appealed his conviction to the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal, and his appeal was dismissed on October 14, 1997. Wilson Prince then petitioned the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for special leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision, and the his petition was dismissed on March 11, 1998. 39 i) Darrin Roger Thomas (Case No. 12,021) was charged together with his common law wife Natasha De Leon (infra para. 60(r)) with the murder of Chandranath Maharaj, which took place between February 6 and 12 of 1993. He was arrested on March 12, 1993, and was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death on November 9, 1995. He subsequently appealed his conviction to the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal, and his appeal was dismissed on June 20, 1997. He then petitioned the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for special leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision, and his petition was dismissed on March 11, 1998. 40 j) Mervyn Edmund (Case No. 12,042) was charged with the December 28, 1987 murder of Minerva Sampson. He was arrested on December 30, 1987, and was tried, convicted and sentenced to death on December 10, 1990. He subsequently successfully appealed his conviction to the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal, which ordered a new trial. He was tried for a second time on March 14, 1995, and on March 21, 1995 was again convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He appealed his second conviction and his appeal was dismissed on September 17, 1996. Finally he petitioned the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for special leave to appeal from the Court of Appeal’s decision, and his petition was dismissed on July 16, 1998. 41 37 Cf. "George Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago, Exhibits to the Application of the InterAmerican Commission," Exhibit 5(a), 5(b) and 5(c), Vol. II, pp. 517-652. 38 Cf. "George Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago, Exhibits to the Application of the InterAmerican Commission," Exhibit 6(a), 6(b) and 6(c), Vol. II, pp. 733-777. 39 Cf. "George Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago, Exhibits to the Application of the InterAmerican Commission," Exhibit 7(a), 7(b) and 7(c), Vol. II, pp. 799-868. 40 Cf. "George Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago, Exhibits to the Application of the InterAmerican Commission," Exhibit 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c), Vol. II, pp. 938-1124. 41 Cf. "George Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago, Exhibits to the Application of the InterAmerican Commission," Exhibit 9(a), 9(b) and 9(c), Vol. III, pp. 1231-1400.

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