Articles Tagged “Mark Myrie”
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Buju Banton Heads Back to Court on June 26
Grammy-award winning reggae star Buju Banton legal battle continues. According to the Tampa Bay Times, on Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge James S. Moody Jr. ordered Terri Wright, the juror accused of misconduct to return…
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Buju Banton’s Legal Team Files Appeal
At long last, Grammy-Award winning reggae superstar Buju Banton’s drug conspiracy case will be considered by an Appelate Court. Last week, Buju’s legal team filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeal…
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NEW CHUNE: Buju Banton Releases New Song ‘Set Up the Mic’
Despite the fact that embattled Grammy-Award winning dancehall superstart Buju Banton is prohibited from recording music while incarcerated, Buju released ‘Set Up the Mic’, this week. The single is the debut single from the new…
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Benefit Concert Planned for Buju Banton
According to RJR News, a benefit concert is in the works for incarcerated, Grammy Award winner Buju Banton aka Mark Myrie. The show is scheduled to take place on December 3 in Tampa, Florida.
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Buju Banton Sentenced To Ten Years
Grammy-award winning reggae artist Buju Banton (nee Mark Myrie) was sentenced to 10 years today in Tampa. Letters and pleas for leniency from Buju’s friends, family, fans and even Hollywood elites like Danny Glover, seem…
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Buju Banton Petitions Court for Leniency During Sentencing
Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Buju Banton has petitioned the courts to impose a prison term below the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years at his sentencing hearing later this month. The documents asking for the…
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Buju Banton’s Co-Defendant Gets 51 Months Sentence
According to the Jamaica Observer, Ian Thomas, the co-defendant of convicted Grammy award-winning Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, was sentenced to 51 months of imprisonment. Mr. Thomas, once a good friend of Buju Banton (aka…
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Buju Banton’s Lawyer Files Motion Requesting New Trial
Not giving up and remaining vigilant, Buju Banton’s attorney has filed a motion in the United States Middle District Court, Florida division, requesting a new trial for the Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae superstar. The attorney, David…
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Judge Throws Out Buju Banton’s Motion to Dismiss Additional Charges
When Grammy-nominateed reggae artist Buju Banton goes to trial in less than two weeks, he will face three charges more than he did during his first trial. United States District Judge James Moody Jr has…
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Buju Banton Goes to Trial on Valentine’s Day
Grammy-nominated reggae star, Mark Myrie, better known by his stage name Buju Banton, will on February 14 Valentine’s Day begin another battle for his freedom in a federal court in the United States where he…
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