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Buju could be freed soon

14/01/2012 03:00:00 Contributed

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Fans of Jamaican reggae singer Mark Anthony Myrie, better known as ‘Buju Banton’ could go free due to a blunder on the part of the United States government.

The artiste was detained on December 14, 2009 and is now serving a 10-year sentence on drug related charges.

According to the website examiner.com, under United States law, Buju Banton should have been brought to trial before 70 days. This is a right guaranteed under the Sixth Amendment.

The website further reported that the government may have violated the Speedy Trial Act. The Act refers to one of the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution to defendants in criminal proceedings.

Guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, the right to a speedy trial is intended to ensure that defendants are not subjected to unreasonably lengthy incarceration prior to a fair trial.

On Wednesday, December 7 complex.com and boomshots.com premiered Buju Banton’s ‘Set Up The Mic’, the debut single from the crucial new compilation album, Certified Boomshots Volume One

Recorded three years ago on the Rapid Burst rhythm for Young Blood Records, Set Up The Mic started out as an on the spot freestyle while Buju Banton waited for the engineer to fix the levels at the start of a studio session.

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Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie 15 July 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. Banton has recorded pop and dance songs

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