Reggae superstar Buju Banton’s retrial has been pushed back to February 2011, after a judge granted a request for his defense team to allow the singer to spend time with his family over upcoming holiday period.
Banton, who remains behind bars in Tampa, Florida, was granted bail after a mistrial was declared by U.S. District Court Judge James Moody when jurors on two occasions, failed to reach a verdict in his cocaine trial in September. At that time, Judge Moody had set a December date for a retrial.
Arrangements are being made to secure the superstar’s release, whose real name is Mark Myrie.
