D. Communication Ho. 248/1987. Glenford Campbell v. Jamaica (views adopted on 30 March 1992, at the forty-fourth session) Submitted by; Glenford Campbell (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The author St;ate party; Jamaica Date of communication! July 19B7 (initial submission) Date of the decision on admissibility; 30 March 1989 The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Eights, Meeting on 30 March 1992, Having considered communication No. 248/1987, submitted to the Committee by Mr. Glenford Campbell for consideration under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the author of the communication and by the State party. Adopts the following views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol. 1. The author of the communication is Glenford Campbell, a Jamaican citizen born on 27 October 1961 in the Parish of Manchester, Jamaica, and currently aw&iting execution at St. Catherine District Prison, Jamaica. He claims to be the victim of a violation by Jamaica of articles 7; 9, paragraphs 1 to 3; 10, paragraph 1; and 14/ paragraphs 1 to 3 and 5, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He is represented by counsel. Facts as submitted by the author 2.1 The author was arrested at midnight on 12 December 1984 at his fiancee's residence in the Copperwood District, Parish of Clarendon. He was informed that he was suspected of having killed Ferdinand Thompson, but he was not formally charged with any offence. 2.2 On 26 January 1985, still in detention, the author was charged with larceny of a cow, valued at $1,000 and belonging to Mr. Thompson, as well as the theft of two ropes and a chain. On 12 March 1985 the author was served a warrant for the murder of Mr* Thompson. It was submitted th&t he was the last person to have been seen with the deceased, before the latter disappeared. A preliminary inquiry was conducted before the Court of Petty Sessions for the Parish of Manchester on 4 July 1985; the resident examining magistrate, Mr. Sang, ruled that a prima facie case had been made about the charge that, between 27 November and 14 December 1984, the author had murdered Mr, Thompson; the author was committed to stand trial in the Circuit Court for the Parish of Manchester. A legal aid attorney was assigned to him for the preparation of the trial. -232-