He'd been convicted of manslaughter by negligence in the death of Jamil Shepherd who was knocked down and killed on the Western Highway between miles 54 and 55 on June 6th of 2004. Now, former Police Inspector Cardinal smith has had his appeal upheld in the Supreme Court but it's a mixed bag for the former cop.
The court today quashed the conviction of manslaughter by negligence and substituted a conviction of causing death by careless conduct. But while he now stands convicted of the lesser charge, the fine has been increased. The new fine, as imposed by the Court of Appeal is $10,000, $4,000 more that the find which was given after the conviction on December 22nd 2005. The Appeal's Court also ordered that Smith pay $10,000 in compensation to the family of the deceased 17 year old Jamil Jones Shepherd. His driver's license was also suspended for 2 years.
Smith was given 6 months to pay the fine and 2 years to pay compensation. If he defaults in paying the fine he will serve a term of 12 months in prison.
