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Two Princes Town men who were each sentenced to 14 days’ simple imprisonment for disorderly behaviour and using obscene language have successfully appealed their sentences.

The Court of Appeal, comprising Justices of Appeal Charmaine Pemberton and Carla Browne-Antoine, on October 28, allowed the appeals of Eric Phillip, and Paul Phillip, ruling that the jail terms imposed by the magistrate were excessive.

Both men had pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lisa Singh-Phillip to the offences, which arose from a November 27, 2024 incident at Tarouba Link Road, San Fernando. The men were arrested following a verbal altercation with police officers who were at the scene of a family member’s vehicle accident.