A special sitting of the Court of Appeal will be convened in the BVI in September primarily to hear the appeal brought by L. Allen Wheatley and Wesley Penn against their convictions and jail sentences.

The Chief Registrar in St. Lucia has sent a notice of the special sitting commencing on 29 September. This is outside the two traditional sittings of the Court of Appeal in the BVI each year in January and June.

According to information that has reached this newspaper, the Court of Appeal will also hear the appeal filed by the Commissioner of Police against the acquittal of Wheatley and Penn on several charges.

The Court of Appeal will comprise Chief Justice Sir Dennis Byron, Justice of appeals Albert Redhead and Adrian Saunders. Mr. J.S. Archibald QC, Mr. Oscar D. Ramjeet and Miss Anthea L. Smith are representing Wheatley and Penn, while Mr. Terrance Williams, Principal Crown Counsel and Ms. Shona Griffith, senior Crown Counsel are appearing for the Commissioner of Police.