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Livingston Caine, the juror accused of offering $500,000 to the foreman to influence other jurors to return a not guilty verdict in the murder trial against dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at hard labour.

Isat Buchanan, attorney-at-law for jailed deejay, Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, is looking forward to his day in court before the United Kingdom-based Privy Council which has been requested to listen to his client’s appeal.

The Privy Council has denied dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel’s request for fresh evidence to be presented in the appeal of his murder conviction.

VALERIE Neita-Robertson, KC, says she will be appealing Tuesday's guilty verdict handed down to her client Livingston Cain, the juror in the Vybz Kartel murder trial who was accused of offering $500,000 to the jury foreman to influence other jurors to return a not guilty verdict.

Isat Buchanan, attorney-at-law representing Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, has lambasted authorities for transferring his client – an appellant with a case before the Privy Council – to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, known as GP on Thursday during a period of heavy rainfall.

Incarcerated Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel is engaged to longtime girlfriend Sidem Ozturk.