Category: Court of Appeals
New Justice of the Appeals Court sworn in
The other appointment is that of Justice Samuel Langole Awich to the Belize Court of Appeals. Like Pitts, Awich today took the oath of office at Belize House in Belmopan. Awich’s elevation to the high court was announced last month, even though there were opposition to the appointment expressed by the Belize Bar Association [...]
Injunction denied; Ninth becomes law
What could very likely be deemed as the most controversial matter of public concern ended today in the Civil Appeal number thirty-six of 2011. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision made last Friday in the Supreme Court by Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin on the Ninth Amendment Bill. In his ruling, the CJ denied the [...]
Court of Appeal grants temporary injunction; Ninth Amendment in hold
The controversial 9th Amendment, which was passed in the House of Representatives last Friday, also got the support of the Senate today. But before the passing in the second House, Peter Goldsmith, Q.C., and Godfrey Smith, the attorneys for Vaughan Gill and Rudolph Castillo, the claimants, acquired an emergency hearing that was held the entire [...]
Appeal Court uphelds 13 year jail sentence
An appeal by 57 year old Wayne Gabb against his conviction for manslaughter and sentence of 13 years was dismissed today by Belize Court of Appeal. Gabb’s conviction and sentence were affirmed. Gabb was not represented by an attorney. The Director of Public prosecutions Cheryl Lyn Vidal represented the respondent. Gabb was charged with the [...]
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