Harris calls for Firearms Act guilty-plea discounts without informant requirement
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President of the Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is urging the Government to amend firearms legislation to allow defendants who plead guilty early to receive reduced sentences without having to provide information on other criminal activities. “Amend the Plea Negotiation and Agreements Act/Firearms Act so that any defendant who enters an early guilty plea receives an automatic statutory reduction below the mandatory minimum for saving judicial time and acknowledging guilt,
