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DAVID MARKUS CONTINUES FIGHT FOR BUJU BANTON
Jan 23

Federal prosecutors have until February 10 to counter arguments made in the 17,000-word appeal by Buju Banton’s lawyer. 

According to reports, the Department of Justice should have filed a response to Buju Banton's appeal on Friday, but the government is dragging its heels.

In an interview with New Times, David Markus said
among the core issues of the appeal which was filed at the end of December, are whether a shady confidential informant entrapped the reggae entertainer and whether Buju was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

Buju's appeal also raises several other concerns, including that the government has been vindictive in its pursuit of a conviction.

David Markus and his team will get one last chance to respond after the DOJ submits its response in February.

The United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta will be tasked with reviewing and ruling on the appeal.

A 12-member panel of jurors found Buju Banton guilty in February 2011 on three charges at the United States Sam M Gibbons Federal Court in Tampa.

Buju who is currently severing a 10 year sentence in Miami was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilos of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offence and using the wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence.

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  1. fsdf
    2. Dsfsdf    Jan 23 12
  2. buju banton will be freed
    3. Kirk    Jan 23 12
  3. play gansta get caught do the blodclot time as simple as that you all, nuff man a prison a shake dem head
    4. Been There, Done That    Jan 23 12
  4. SO COKE HEAD DREAD DEH A PRISON AND A BAWL FI FREEDOM..WAH BOUT ALL DEM COKE ADDICTS WHO NEED TO BE FREE FROM DEM ADDICTION .PEOPLE LIKE BUJU EXPLOIT DEM ADDICTION FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL GAIN AND NOW HIM GET BUSTED FOOLS A BAWL SEH HIM INNOCENT BECAUSE HIM MEK A FEW GOOD CONSCIOUS TUNES AND LOOKS LIKE A RASTA(WOLF) MI SEH LOCK UP DAT AND FLING DA KEY WEH HOUDINI CUDNT FIND IT
    5. REALITYBYTES    Jan 24 12
  5. Propaganda machine ur comments them worned out that a stail
    6. Cuban Star    Jan 24 12
  6. propaganda machine a three year now u deh pon the tune , ur stail and out done find something new fi seh now mi no discriminate.ur haterage is very evident , it seem u have a personal grudge against this man .from buju fuck u gal an u can't get her back u hate the man. u ago lose u next gal when when mi general come a road.
    7. Cuban Star    Jan 24 12
  7. Nuh watch dem Cuban Star,we nhu stop seh freee the Banton..
    8. Paper Man    Jan 24 12
  8. realbytes fuck off
    9. Gargamel Soldier    Jan 24 12
  9. GARGAMEL SOLDIER U MUST BE HAVING COKE WITHDRAWAL BUT A FOOLS LIKE UNUH WHY JAMAICA MASH UP...IGNORANCE...HERE IN AMERICA WE JUST SAY DUMB ASS NIGGA
    10. REALITYBYTES    Jan 24 12
  10. COKE HEAD DREAD FI GET LIFE AND TRIM DA BWOY..U DIDNT SEE HOW BUJU DID SHAVE UP HIM BEARD NICE AND NEAT FI MEET DA JUDGE..WHAT A JOKE
    11. REALITYBYTES    Jan 24 12
  11. Propaganda machine u ever see a portrait of his majesty yet ,u see how the man beard well groom bwoy. An furder more when u a go in front of mi ranour u afi present uself properly.go in front any judge looking shabby an see if the judge no run u rass out of court.Judas betray Jesus Christ an when peter say to Christ "lord lord must kill him"Jesus say to him no ,so I can't see why u have up tha haterage fi the general,tell me it look like u a carry a personal grudge fi the youth , or a true the man sing say bwoy get deport come dung in one pants brook an nah have mi no response sen back a uncle him dah dah an a ramp a nuff youth out yah wah drop in a the camp thing change u neva see say life hard why u neva send no money come yard u rech u . A u new gal the general a come fa as soon as him drop a road memba that.paper man u c how u come here pon u nice clean vacation an the bwoy them a disrespect ,but paper man we ago live fi see the bwoy them eat them own condemnation memba weh mi say.
    12. Cuban Star    Jan 24 12
  12. It look like a mi d whole a dem hot fa Cuban Star..Everyting mi seh dem reddy fi jump dung mi gut..Like seh mi a nyam a dem yaad..But free The Banton a dat mi seh..
    13. Paper Man    Jan 24 12
  13. BANTON AS GUH FREE HIM HAVE A RELEASE DATE... JUST ONES WANT HIM OUT NOW AS THE TRUTH IS NUH MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE CONDEMN BUJU THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SET HIM UP EVEN IF HIM GUILTY AH MEK ANY MOVE PERTAINING TUH DEAL WITH COKE THE BIG BOYS STILL SET HIM UP EVERY LAWYER SAYS BUJU WAS ENTRAPPED ONLY THE HATERS OF THE MAN SEE IT DIFFERENT...LIFE IS NOT A EASY ROAD AS BUJU SEH, HIM IN THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN HIM FREE, HIM CAN ONLY BETTER HIMSELF MORE LOVE, MORE LIFE...
    14. BOBO    Jan 25 12
  14. Blessed bobo , a real youth that respect.
    15. Cuban Star    Jan 25 12
  15. yow anyhow dem leggo buju mi a guh yawd str8 and gun butt dat up.u zimmi star. buju call out too much mon name in court.buju u is a mark man not becuase u name mark pussyhole but da red lazer a point pon u truss mi bwoy u go wish u did stay a forrin jail
    16. Ex Police    Jan 25 12
  16. da minute a hear dcem free buju mi gone pon dat case and pussy like steven marley u likkle sell out freak dread.all a bob marley son dem a nyam pussy and a fuck gal in dem batty truss mi cause mi fuck one a dem gal and har battyhole big like mt everest
    17. Ex Police    Jan 25 12
  17. Ex Police YUH AH ON EMPTY BARREL AH MEK UP NOISE
    18. BOBO    Jan 25 12
  18. Yow paper man, u know why mi respect yu youth u never change u name or hide under carpet like weh mi some bwoy a do seen ,bobo a the same bwoy propaganda machine a try change him name,but we all know him a ready. Him a go lose him gal when the general touch the road ,hey bwoy u think the general a idiot a yard.
    19. Cuban Star    Jan 25 12
  19. ONE TUNDABALL CYAN FREE I GENERAL...
    20. PoppaDread    Jan 25 12
  20. evrybody talk buju bju,but what about ninja man di don gorgan di ral innocent??3 years and police cant find any proof??free ninja man starr!!
    21. Ninjamanfan    Jan 25 12
  21. to mi buju was wrong ,as a rastaman Im shoul not deal with a white man!!POOR BUJU!!
    22. Ninjamanfan    Jan 25 12
  22. Free Buju Banton!!!!
    23. Soldier    Jan 25 12
  23. Ninjamanfan... STOP YUH NOISE, WHO TEK COKE LIKE NINJAMAN STOP BEING BIASE...
    24. BOBO    Jan 26 12
  24. COKE=GUNS=CRIME=MURDER=PROSTITUTION=ROBBERY..ALL THESE THINGS FROM ONE THING.A DONT CARE WHAT NO BWOY WANT SEH MI DEH IN LIFE WEH BUJU CUD ONLY DREAM A REACH AND I NEVER SELL OUT MI BLACK PEOPLE FI GET DEH.I NEVER CAUSE ANYONE FI COKE OUT OR KILL NO ONE.SO ALL A A BAWL SEH DEM ARTIST A ANGEL UNUH CAN GO FIND OUT DA BRAND A TOILET PAPER WAH HIM WIPE HIM ASS WID SO U CAN USE DA SAME BRAND CAUSE UNUH FOOL AND BLINDED BY LOYALTY
    25. REALITYBYTES    Jan 26 12
  25. naah watch no face still but set up dem set up da general.general fi come a road cause da white lady must sell cause demand high.bobo u ever try coke spliff yet mi dupes it nice jah know star
    26. Cuban Star    Jan 26 12
  26. Paper man ,u see the same thing way mi tell u.the bwoy propaganda machine at work ,but we all know who u is already.wanna be Cuban star u disguise is still not working change u name again idiot.
    27. Cuban Star    Jan 26 12
  27. MI NUH WANT DEM CHEMICAL INNA MI HEAD NUH COKE NUH DAY
    28. BOBO    Jan 26 12
  28. Gi mi the highest of the highest grades nothing more ,nothing less the highest from dung a west.
    29. Cuban Star    Jan 26 12
  29. Yuh memba when Buju case did a gwaan a Florida how dem cuss mi and yuh Cuban Star??/just because we never stop support Buju,well me never will stop support the artis until,suh mi nuh give a f..k weh dem want to seh my lord..
    30. Paper Man    Jan 26 12
  30. yow paper da way mi love this artist him cud a rape mi ooman and bax dung mi modda and mi nuh feel no way star. buju a da living god my lord.this yah artist can do no wrong in my eyes brethren a da reincarnation of selaasie this mi a tell yu..free buju mi sseh buju fi free
    31. Cuban Star    Jan 26 12
  31. Sent him back uncle sam dey in a the camp and a ramp.over yu government response.......A the last jamaican artist this should have happen too.Pure wurtless..
    32. NOTCH HEAD    Jan 26 12
  32. Bwoy natch head know mi know say u a wah negative bombo hole , a same so when the man come here pon him vacation u disrespect the man and u don't even know the man.go back underneath the carpet bombo hole , u couldn't be Cuban star because text and grammar matters . Coward be a real man and stop hide behind other people names. U hate buju true him fuck u gal ,but any gal wah u got now ,buju a come tek her from u bwoy . U a fi can fuck woman good fi them stay with u, the girl come talk it say as notch head see her pussy him jerk off.the bwoy back weak.come quick a tell gal say him tired.
    33. Cuban Star    Jan 27 12
  33. Some bwoy deh pon some eediat ting a try dis di general. Mark yuh a my yute from long time. Some bwoy a call demself ex-police when yuh check it out dem a ex-con. Ex-con nuh baddy nuh fraid a yuh, police a get shot more than bad man a yard rite now. Bad man have bigga machine than police. As yuh guh a yard an bad man recognize yuh, yuh ded fassy. Yow real fool reality brite watch yuh mouth bwoy, yuh have yutes and yuh have family members, so yuh nuh know what might reach dem. Just so yuh know also yuh deh a uncle sam country and feel high and mighty, uncle sam nuh like black people especially black man, yuh can get frame and lock up a uncle sam country easily. Karma a real ting reality brite, a nuff people mih see haffi eat humble pie.
    34. Slappers    Jan 27 12
  34. SLAPPERS IT SEEM LIKE REALITY A BYTE U BOSS..ONE TING MI KNOW UNCLE SAM CUDNT SET MI UP IN DA TRAP WAH DEM KETCH BUJU..BUJU JUST FI HIMSELF AND WUTLESS DUTTY RASTA WAANA BE..U RIGHT KARMA IS A BITCH THATS WHY IT A COME BACK AND BYTE BUJU FI WHEN HIM DISS JUNIOR REID..BUJU A FOOL LIKE U SLAPPERS AND DA REST A U LIKKLE MENZ WHO WUD QUICK TO WIPE HIM ASS WHEN HIM DONE SHIT..A SORRY FI U BOSS CAUSE U SOUND LIKE A LOSER JUST LIKE DA ARTIST U A SUPPORT.BUT HEY BIRDS OF A FEATHER DO WAH...FLOCK TOGEDDA
    35. REALITYBYTES    Jan 27 12
  35. LOOK HOW DA FOOLS ALL A STYLE DA PUNK DREAD AS GENERAL..BRIGADEER A GENERAL..ECKO WAS A GENERAL.TREES IS A GENERAL..BUJU RIGHT NOW IS A REAR ADMIRAL CAUSE A SUH MON A USE HIM AS GAL RIGHT NOW A PRISON
    36. REALITYBYTES    Jan 27 12
  36. REalfake ass bytes you are a FUCKING IDIOT. Buju is heavily protected no one can dare touch him. He run tings. YOU ARE A DFUCKING JACKASS!!!!
    37. Boss Woman    Jan 27 12
  37. Realbytes me a beg you show u face. N u know what? go suck you mudda!
    38. Warrior    Jan 27 12
  38. MI SEH DEM CLOWNS YAH MEK MI LAFF TO HELL.MI NEVER KNOW SEH SOME JAMAICAN PEOPLE CAN REALLY SUH DUNCE TO RATBAT.ONLY PROTECTION BUJU HAVE RIGHT NOW A DA PADS WAH HIM A USE PON HIM LEAKING BATTY WAH DEM MEXICANS A DIG OUT..WARRIOR BOSSMAN SLAPPERS UNUH PEOPLE FI REALLY GET A EDUCATION AND MEK SUMTING OUT A LIFE.STOP WORSHIP MON.UNUH A DA KIND A FOOLS WAH RUN PON STAGE AND A WAVE FLAG ALL NITE TILL U HAND DEM TIRED WHILE ARTIST A GET FORWAD.REAL DUNCE ILLITERATE RAT BATS
    39. REALITYBYTES    Jan 27 12
  39. Battyman realitybytes . You're a whore
    40. JAMAICA    Jan 27 12
  40. slappers any time u ready dronkuh mek mi know i wil come fi u any weh u deh..unuh will always need police fi protexct u mema dat
    41. Ex Police    Jan 27 12
  41. Yow Reality fright night, yuh a talk bout dunce and education like a yuh alone have education fassy. Jamaica produce the most brightest people in the world, yes fassy like I said in the world. I happen to be one of them. Yuh might have a secondary education, uncle sam charge 15 times ova in interest and student loans for yuh piece of paper. Don’t bright yuhself bwoy, talk ur talk and don’t mention Jamaica in yuh mouth. U seem to obsessed with batty world and prison life, I don’t promote or get involved in that. All I am saying is historically; in uncle sam’s country black people have been jailed and imprisoned for being black. White people defend white people at any cost. Look at coke head Charlie Sheen, he get the most roles and make the most money on tv. Look at Sigmund Freud who is white peoples’ god, he was a batty bwoy and have all kind of mental health issues, the fake jews leave Israel and come to America to advocate for their fellow jews even when they kill the black yute in Brooklyn. White people defend white people. It take a sell-out, fool-fool, uncle tom punk like you reality fright night to come on this site to diss Jamaica and black people. I am just saying judging by America’s hate for black people it’s a strong possibility that Buju is innocent.
    42. Slappers    Jan 28 12
  42. Yow ex-con yuh a waste of time. NOBODY luv or respect police, police a tief and rapist. Mih deh a Brooklyn all day, every day. A run yuh run weh from yaad, man a look fih yuh fih dun yuh. Police a tief, dem stop man and a talk bout right or left. Yuh need more protection than me ex-con. Anyway big up the gargamel buju banton, a set dem set yuh up mark.
    43. Slappers    Jan 28 12
    44. Slappers    Jan 28 12
  44. what a bunch of morons on this site, silly asses.
    45. Bklyn    Jan 28 12
  45. From the bwoy dah a uncle ,him never send back nothing round a yard. That's why him talk bout man a call him phone and a beg him, slappers the bwoy trough stone behind him.send something go give them fassy face.
    46. Cuban Star    Jan 28 12
  46. YU wrech yu........Yu wrech yu........YU wrech.........Blood diamond...YU wrech yuuuuuu.......
    47. NOTCH HEAD    Jan 28 12
  47. SLAPPERSI MON NAAH LOWER MY SELF TO UR STANDARDS MI DONE RISE LIKE DA SUN IN DA SKY..JAH DONE BLESS MI SO NO BWOY LIKE U CAN CURSE MI..ALL I KNOW THE JUDGE DID LENIENT WID BUJU A SHUD A 40 YEARS DAT GET AND MEK HIM AN EXAMPLE TO ANY ODDA REGGAE ARTIST WHO WANT GUH FARRIN AND TURN DRUG DEALA..IF U KNOW WHAT SELL OUT MEANS THEN U WUD KNOW SEH BUJU A DA ONE WHO SELL OUT FOOL.MEMBA DAT..MI WUDNT DEH WEH MI DEH IN LIFE IF MI NEVER LOOK BEHIND FOOL CAUSE A DAT KEEP MI GOING AND PROGRESSING,,UNUH JUST SATISFIED WID BEING IDLE JOOBY A BET A SOME YANKY GAL PON WELFARE UNUH DEH LIVE OFF A
    48. REALITYBYTES    Jan 28 12
  48. Free Buju.
    49. Zooto    Jan 28 12
  49. free buju and ninja man now!!!!!!!!!!
    50. Kingman (upcoming Singer)    Jan 31 12

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