C.J.: Hertular bros. confessions admissible

At the time, it was a cocaine bust that shocked the nation and ranked third on the list of major drug seizures: two thousand, five hundred and fifty-four pounds of the white lady. More than a year later, two brothers charged with drug trafficking for the possession of more than twelve hundred pounds of the white powder: Hadrian and Robert Hertular have yet to have their day in court. Earlier this year, their attorney, Dean Barrow, asked the Supreme Court to quash all previous proceedings and go back to square one. Barrow’s argument was that Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord had stepped outside his legal authority when he made a ruling regarding confession statements made by the defendants. Barrow maintained that his clients had in effect been denied their right to a fair trail. But Chief Justice Abdullai Conteh didn’t see things that way, and on Friday morning, ruled that the Chief Magistrate was within his bounds and therefore the confessions allegedly made by the Hertulars are admissible. Appearing on behalf of the Government was Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson. According to Anderson, the recommencement date of the trial has yet to be agreed on by the parties.