Court records defeat Carlene King’s detention claim

Carlene King’s claim that she was unlawfully kept in prison after paying an ammunition fine failed on 29 July 2026. Justice Calys Wiltshire entered judgment for the Attorney General, dismissing the claim under sections 13 and 14 of the Constitution and awarding the defendant costs.

King said she paid a J$100,000 fine in April 2010 and remained at Fort Augusta until November without returning to court. The judge preferred the official receipt, which recorded payment on 4 May, and court sheets documenting appearances during the disputed period. Those records showed continuing judicial remand on a separate obtaining-money-by-false-pretences matter. The court rejected King’s account and found no constitutional breach established on the evidence.

Her complaint about a travel stop order also failed. The court found insufficient evidence of a breach, including no evidence that she had used the identified removal procedure or that the State refused removal upon proper application.

Report of the delivered decision. Later appeals or variations have not been checked.