Closing arguments in Robinson murder case

Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves is expected to sum up the murder trial of Jay Dill and Devon Hewey to the jury tomorrow.

Lawyers on both sides gave closing speeches to the jury for the duration of today.

The men, 23 and 24, deny the premeditated murder of footballer and father-of-one, Randy Robinson.

Mr Robinson, 22, was gunned down as he walked along Border Lane North on March 31, 2011.

The jury has sat through the three-week long trial with more than a dozen witnesses including Mr Robinson’s parents, both defendants’ mothers, Mr Dill’s prisoner brother, a police gang expert and two gunshot residue experts.

The crown alleges Mr Dill and Mr Hewey are part of the 42 gang, based on St Monica’s Road.

The jury has heard 42 is a rival of Pembroke-based gang Parkside.

Mr Robinson has two first cousins that are a part of Parkside, but he himself was not a gang member.

During the trial, the jury heard Mr Robinson was shot four times as he walked to meet his father for dinner.

An unnamed witness told the court a bike with two men rode up and the passenger shot Mr Robinson with his left hand.

Mr Dill and Mr Hewey were arrested in the early hours of April 1 at Mr Hewey’s Palmetto Road home.

During the crown’s case, the court heard there was a small amount of gunshot residue (GSR) on a jacket belonging to Mr Dill.

GSR is the fusion of three particles – antimony, barium and lead.

Expert Allison Murtha told the jury when a gun is fired, all three particles are released but only the fusion of the three is considered GSR.

Gang expert Alex Rollin identified both men as members of the 42 gang and showed the jury pictures with both men “throwing up” the number four and the number two, which he said was the gang’s sign.

He said Parkside and 42 are rivals and have been embroiled in a “tit for tat” mentality since the late 2000’s.

In his evidence, Mr Dill told the jury he went to work at the Botanical Gardens on March 31 and finished at 4pm.

He then went home, showered and went to St Monica’s Road after 6pm.

Mr Dill said he met up with Mr Hewey and the pair went to Boat Club for a drink.

They were outside of the club when he received a message on his cell phone about a shooting, the jury heard.

Mr Dill denied shooting Mr Robinson and being a part of a gang.

His brother, convicted firearms handler Kofi Dill, testified on his behalf.

The 34-year-old told the jury he was wearing a tracksuit in December 2010 when he fired a gun to test out a bulletproof vest and his brother could have worn it that night.

Jay Dill told the jury he was wearing a tracksuit the night Randy Robinson was murdered and a small amount of GSR was found on it.

Mr Hewey decided not to take the stand and didn’t call any witnesses.