Jury mek Buju sweat wen dem come bak

[jah_yout]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so who next? </div></div>


definitely not vybz kartel...

the americans are pleased with the work he is doing

[RichD]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">buju was obviously pursued by a leech funded by the international gay mafia...
</div></div>

the WHAT?? </div></div>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Mafia

[loops]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

the WHAT?? </div></div>

chi chi taliban </div></div>

SNORT!

[Tony_Royal]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

JY I know government is the biggest dealer. However as for him being setup, I don't buy that. No one is out to get Buju. He did not apply common sense. He's not even a true Rasta. True dread's have more sense. How come Muta , Bob, Tosh, Spear and the rest have never found themselves in this mess?
Also is legal team is WEAK!! An international star like him should have come 7 lawyers deep.

[loops]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so who next? </div></div>


definitely not vybz kartel...

the americans are pleased with the work he is doing </div></div>

how do you know this? did you poll the populace? do you honestly think that masses of american's are buying what he purports to be music? and let me guess...we're doing this because he bleaches....RIGHT?

[Bizzy]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts


<span style="font-style: italic">TAMPA — A federal jury convicted Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton Tuesday of participating in a drug conspiracy to purchase $135,000 in cocaine.

Banton, who was convicted on three charges and acquitted of one, was immediately taken into custody at the federal courthouse in Tampa. No sentencing date has been set.

As the verdict was being read, Banton put his arms around his attorneys. While being led away, someone in the courtroom said, &quot;They did wrong by you.&quot; Banton's response: &quot;Send my love, okay?&quot;

This was Banton's second trial on the drug charges. A jury deadlocked at his first in September, and a judge declared a mistrial.

The trial of the popular Jamaica-born singer opened Feb. 14, just a day after he won a Grammy for best reggae album. Banton recorded the album, Before the Dawn, prior to his December 2009 arrest, though he worked on post-production from a phone in jail.

On its face, the trial had little to do with Banton's music career.

But the image of that Grammy nonetheless hung over the courtroom as defense attorneys portrayed the 37-year-old as an artist who would not have endangered his career for a modest cocaine score.

Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie, testified that he was just a boastful talker trying to impress a confidential informant for federal drug agents. Banton said he thought the snitch could help his music career.

&quot;I'm very ashamed of myself,&quot; Banton told jurors at trial. &quot;I know it sounds bad. But I was not part of any drug deal.&quot;

The challenge for prosecutors boiled down to separating Banton from his popular albums and unquestioned fame.

&quot;This is not about Buju Banton , the reggae singer,&quot; prosecutor James Preston said during closing arguments Thursday. &quot;This is about Mark Myrie, the drug defendant.&quot;

Indeed, one of the first things defense attorney David Markus told jurors was that Banton had won the Grammy on Feb. 13.

Markus even presented a large exhibit with all of Banton's albums displayed on it.

The ghost of reggae legend Bob Marley also was something of a presence throughout this case.

Markus told jurors in opening statements that his client had more No. 1 hits than Marley. In fact, Marley's son testified as a witness for Banton. It was that same son, Stephen Marley, who was pivotal in Banton's release in November when he allowed his house to be used as collateral to secure bail.

Banton's attorneys said Banton was entrapped by an overly eager informant, Alexander Johnson. Banton, his attorneys said, tried to dodge Johnson's calls after the two met on a flight from Spain to the United States and first talked about setting up a drug deal.

They said Banton played along for a while with no intention of actually buying cocaine and wasn't even present when other men paid $135,000 to undercover drug agents for several kilos of cocaine.

But prosecutors said Banton was the organizer of that deal, even if he was sleeping in his South Florida home when it took place.

Preston, the lead prosecutor, presented audio tapes and videos of Banton they say proved his culpability. In one video, Banton could be seen tasting cocaine at a Sarasota warehouse on Dec. 8, 2009. But two days later, he was not present as the deal was finalized.

Banton's lawyers said Johnson, the informant, simply wasn't believable, noting he had earned $3.3 million working with drug agents in the last 14 years, including $50,000 he was paid in Banton's case. They also said Johnson was a tax cheat who once owed the IRS $200,000 on his income as a snitch.

&quot;He did everything he could to lure me in,&quot; Banton told jurors.

Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and using the telephone to facilitate a drug crime. He was acquitted of attempted possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.</span>

Source

[jah_yout]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">JY I know government is the biggest dealer. However as for him being setup, I don't buy that.</div></div>

you don't have to buy it...you are naive

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No one is out to get Buju. </div></div>

says you

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He did not apply common sense.</div></div>

true

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He's not even a true Rasta</div></div>.

and you know this because?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">True dread's have more sense</div></div>.

what is a true &quot;dread&quot;??
a true dread is someone with locks in their hair...having a dreadlock hairstyle does NOT necessarily imply one is a rastafarian

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How come Muta , Bob, Tosh, Spear and the rest have never found themselves in this mess? </div></div>

quite possibly because they never made any music about gays...and possibly were astute enough to watch out for greeks bearing gifts...
like the guy the gov't hired to take set on buju...
in the case of bob marley when that did not work they just outright shot up him &amp; his family

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Also is legal team is WEAK!! An international star like him should have come &amp; lawyers deep</div></div>

hopefully some will learn from this...
babylon a listen from near and far

buju slip and him slide

[Xavier]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

@H_O, could not find anything concrete but all signs seem to point to no parole.

[jah_yout]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so who next? </div></div>


definitely not vybz kartel...

the americans are pleased with the work he is doing </div></div>

how do you know this? did you poll the populace? do you honestly think that masses of american's are buying what he purports to be music? and let me guess...we're doing this because he bleaches....RIGHT? </div></div>

the warriors naw guh run...

nuff a unnu figet seh the golding regime massacred a hundred jamaicans on the behest of the americans but the warriors will never forget...
while the population penetrates skin-bleaching &amp; tongue-boring there are more serious issues...
so yes the bleaching craze is a nice development for the enemies of jamaica

[evanovitch]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so who next? </div></div>


definitely not vybz kartel...

the americans are pleased with the work he is doing </div></div>

how do you know this? did you poll the populace? do you honestly think that masses of american's are buying what he purports to be music? and let me guess...we're doing this because he bleaches....RIGHT? </div></div>

the warriors naw guh run...

nuff a unnu figet seh the golding regime massacred a hundred jamaicans on the behest of the americans but the warriors will never forget...
while the population penetrates skin-bleaching &amp; tongue-boring there are more serious issues...
so yes the bleaching craze is a nice development for the enemies of jamaica </div></div>


u imaginative fi real my yute

[RichD]

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[Bizzy]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

tank unu fi de laughs

[Tony_Royal]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

When I say true dread I am referring to a Way of Life.

The &quot;Gay Mafia has no finger on this one! Jah_youth

His friend <span style="font-style: italic">(the Gov informant) </span> may had a quota to fill and Buju was an easy prey. His legal team was weak. He should have taken the stand and be more convincing instead he constantly blame himself for acting stupid. His lawyer did not prepare him well for the cross examination.

There is a way I know he can get out. He has to have the right connections and those weak lawyers are no good.

[RichD]

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that informant business pays well...wonder how him still operating after 14 years

<span style="font-style: italic">Banton's lawyers said Johnson, the informant, simply wasn't believable, noting he had earned $3.3 million working with drug agents in the last 14 years, including $50,000 he was paid in Banton's case. They also said Johnson was a tax cheat who once owed the IRS $200,000 on his income as a snitch.</span>

[Xavier]

Re: Buju Banton has been found guilty on three counts

Okay...I quoted the State charges...Buju is facing Federal charges which typically doubles the sentence times...I am trying to find the guidelines