Privy Council refuses permission in Antoine murder appeal

The Privy Council refused Mekeal Antoine permission to appeal on 29 October 2026. Lanza first recorded the updated listing on 3 November; that discovery date is distinct from the decision date.

The official case summary records a murder conviction in July 2020 and an unsuccessful Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal challenge in July 2024. Antoine sought to have his conviction quashed and a retrial ordered. His proposed grounds concerned leaving felony murder and robbery to the jury, and the adequacy of directions on identification evidence.

The permission panel stated that a serious miscarriage of justice was not arguable. This is a refusal of permission, not a new Privy Council merits judgment resolving the general law on jury directions. The court page supplies the procedural outcome; the lower judgments and trial record were not checked for this report.

Limited-source report based on the live official case page. The refusal date is 29 October 2026; the listing was updated and discovered on 3 November. No wider holding, later treatment or Jamaican rule is established.