Murder trial jury sequestered

Fri, Jun 14th 2013, 10:40 AM

The jury that will decide the fate of three men accused of the murder of a policeman has been sequestered.

 The all-woman jury heard from the prosecution's first witness in the retrial of Stephen Stubbs, Andrew Davis and Clint Evans Thursday afternoon.

 Prosecutors contend they are responsible for the March 29, 1999 shooting death of Constable Jimmy Ambrose and the attempted murder of Constable Marcian Scott.

Evans is accused of having a firearm to put Officers 1988 Frank Burrows and 2250 Calvin Robinson in fear.

The defendants have denied the allegations at their trial before Justice Roy Jones.

In his opening statement, prosecutor Ambrose Armbrister told jurors that the men did not have anything to prove.

 He said justice demands that the innocent are acquitted and the guilty are condemned.

Armbrister said that witnesses would place all three defendants on the scene of the crime and identify them as the people responsible for committing the offenses.

The prosecution's first witness was Sgt 1908 Rolle, who photographed the crime scene at the now-closed Club Rock Disco on West Bay Street.

 Rolle, who worked as a crime scene investigator in 1999, said he collected six spent casings from the scene.

Rolle also said he collected a bullet cartridge from a doctor at the hospital in addition to a pair of jeans and a jacket. The case continues today.

 Murrio Ducille appears for Stubbs, Ian Cargill appears for Davis and Romona Farquharson appears for Evans.

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