Buju free after Stephen Marley posts bail

kitch · 11-11-2010, 09:05 AM

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Stephen Marley Bails Buju Banton Out Of Prison After Mistrial Declared
by Omar Burgess

posted November 11, 2010 at 11:27AM EST | 1 comments

In a show of solidarity, Stephen Marley posts bail for Buju Banton who awaits a second trial on cocaine trafficking charges.

Reggae star Buju Banton was freed from a Florida prison Wednesday, after Stephen Marley used his South Florida home to post bond and bail the embattled Dancehall artist. Banton was required to sign an extradition waiver, wear an electronic monitoring device and hire a private security team to ensure he does not flee the United States.

Banton, whose government name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in federal custody since December of 2009 after being arrested on attempted drug trafficking charges. DEA spokesman David Melenkevitz said Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.

In September, a jury was unable to come to a verdict, and Judge James Moody declared a mistrial. Banton maintains he spoke to an undercover officer about cocaine only to impress him, as the man claimed to have music industry connections. Banton’s attorney, David Markus, told the Associated Press he was thrilled Banton could regroup at his Florida home before his retrial, which is scheduled for February.

Gben-Chalice · 11-11-2010, 09:42 AM

Go-deh gargamel !!, imo buju was always targeted by the dea, especially after "driver". With luck and a little grease he should slip them AGAIN

kitch · 11-11-2010, 09:52 AM

yeah he only bought that cocaine to impress some one he thought was in the music business

kitch · 11-11-2010, 10:41 AM

some background info: buju was arrested dec last year purchasing (along with 2 associates) 5 kilos of cocaine from a CI in florida.

farmergiles · 11-11-2010, 01:42 PM

Where's it say he ever had the cocaine? All seems a bit bogus that you can be busted for talking about buying cocaine.

kitch · 11-11-2010, 01:52 PM

from court documents I read it seemed that they met at a bar, the CI informed him he had 5 kilos hidden in the body of the truck, took him to the truck and showed him, they agreed on the price then they arrested him, that's why he was charged with conspiracy not possession with intent.

farmergiles · 11-11-2010, 02:02 PM

Ah ok. Didn't he make some homophobic record about shooting gays in the head? Tssk tssk Jamaicans.

kitch · 11-11-2010, 02:06 PM

yeah but he made some really great music too.

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Mikey · 11-11-2010, 02:08 PM

isn't that entrapment?

kitch · 11-11-2010, 02:10 PM

there's no such thing in america, and anyway no I don't think it is.

Mikey · 11-11-2010, 02:21 PM

there is such a thing in america
and it's arguable

Quote:

In criminal law, entrapment is constituted by a law enforcement agent inducing a person to commit an offense that the person would otherwise have been unlikely to commit.[1] In many jurisdictions, entrapment is a possible defense against criminal liability. However, there is no entrapment where a person is ready and willing to break the law and the government agents merely provide what appears to be a favorable opportunity for the person to commit the crime.

Entrapment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SublimeStylez · 11-11-2010, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

there is such a thing in america
and it's arguable

Entrapment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lol

**Home Wrecker** · 11-11-2010, 05:56 PM

Entrapment is a pretty rare thing and I don't think this would nearly qualify.

Xil · 11-11-2010, 10:13 PM

entrapment is if they get someone to do something they wouldnt normally do.

"you want coke" "yea sure"
is not entrapment because obviously your down for buying coke.

now if they called you every day badgering you to buy some, and you werent into coke in the first place, you might have a case pf entrapment.

Roach · 11-12-2010, 01:53 AM

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In a show of solidarity, Stephen Marley posts bail for Buju Banton who awaits a second trial on cocaine trafficking charges.

so Stephen is a coke head too?

or is Stephen the one Buju was buying for ?

11-11-2010, 01:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,801 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	Where's it say he ever had the cocaine? All seems a bit bogus that you can be busted for talking about buying cocaine. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

11-11-2010, 02:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,801 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	Ah ok. Didn't he make some homophobic record about shooting gays in the head? Tssk tssk Jamaicans. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

11-11-2010, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	isn't that entrapment? __________________ RIP Gov

11-11-2010, 05:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Home Wrecker material boy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ishmaelia Posts: 4,773 Thanks: 1,617 Thanked 843 Times in 419 Posts	Entrapment is a pretty rare thing and I don't think this would nearly qualify. __________________ Mr. Pink: You kill anybody? Mr. White: A few cops. Mr. Pink: No real people? Mr. White: Just cops.

11-11-2010, 10:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,334 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 1,158 Times in 717 Posts	entrapment is if they get someone to do something they wouldnt normally do. "you want coke" "yea sure" is not entrapment because obviously your down for buying coke. now if they called you every day badgering you to buy some, and you werent into coke in the first place, you might have a case pf entrapment. __________________ "we'll show these fascists what a couple of hillbillies can do"

11-11-2010, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gben-Chalice red up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: cali Posts: 26 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Go-deh gargamel !!, imo buju was always targeted by the dea, especially after "driver". With luck and a little grease he should slip them AGAIN

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