Buju Banton: Difference between revisions

On 22 February 2011, Banton was found guilty of [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense and using communication wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offense. He was found not guilty on the charge of attempted possession of five kilograms or more of cocaine.<ref name=guilty>Luton, Daraine. [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110223/lead/lead1.html Destiny – Buju Banton found guilty – Sentencing date to be determined]. ''Jamaica Gleaner''. Retrieved 23 February 2011.</ref> Four months later, he was sentenced to ten years and one month in a federal prison for the cocaine trafficking conviction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/23/2280320/reggae-star-buju-banton-faces.html |title=Reggae star Buju Banton gets 10 years in drug case |last=Stacy |first=Mitch |date=23 June 2011 |work=Miami Herald |publisher= |accessdate=2011-06-29}}</ref> His sentencing on the firearms conviction was scheduled for 30 October 2012, but was postponed on his lawyer's request for an investigation of possible juror misconduct.<ref>{{cite web|last=Henry|first=Paul|title=Buju sentencing postponed|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Buju-sentencing-postponed|work=JamaicaObserver.com|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> On 14 May 2015 federal prosecutors agreed to drop the firearms charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Prosecutors-drop-firearms-charge-against-Buju-Banton |title=Prosecutors Drop Firearms Charges Against Buju Banton |author= |date=14 May 2015 |work=Jamaica Observer |publisher= |accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>

 

 

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