​Ninja Man and co-accused appeal hearing delayed again, to begin Wednesday

The long-awaited appeal hearing for entertainer Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine and his two co-convicts suffered yet another delay and is now expected to start on Wednesday in the Court of Appeal.

The adjournment on Monday resulted from the Crown's late filing of its written submissions. The prosecution had been ordered to file the submissions by April 6 but did not do so until last Friday.

When the matter was called, the defence team, comprising King's Counsel Peter Champagnie and attorneys Robert Fletcher and Zara Lewis, requested additional time to review the submissions, which cite more than 40 legal authorities.