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BELIZE

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE ACTCHAPTER 96

REVISED EDITION 2003SHOWING THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS AS AT 31ST OCTOBER, 2003

This is a revised edition of the Subsidiary Laws, prepared by the Law RevisionCommissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the SubstantiveLaws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000.

ARRANGEMENT OF SUBSIDIARY LAWS

BELIZE

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE ACTCHAPTER 96

REVISED EDITION 2003 SHOWING THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS AS AT 31ST OCTOBER, 2003

This is a revised edition of the Subsidiary Laws, prepared by the Law RevisionCommissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the SubstantiveLaws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000.

This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws- Page

SUPREME COURT (COUNSEL’S FEES IN CAPITAL 3 - 4 TRIALS) RULES

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE RULES 5 - 47

THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2003Printed by the Government Printer,

No. 1 Power Lane,Belmopan, by the authority of

the Government of Belize.

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CHAPTER 96

SUPREME COURT (COUNSEL’S FEES INCAPITAL TRIALS) RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

1. Short title.

2. Fees of Court.

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CHAPTER 96

SUPREME COURT (COUNSEL’S FEES INCAPITAL TRIALS) RULES

(Section 194 (2)

[27th January, 1964]1. These Rules may be cited as the

SUPREME COURT (COUNSEL’S FEES INCAPITAL TRIALS) RULES.

2. Whenever counsel is assigned by the Court or the Chief Justice orother Judge thereof to defend any person charged with a capital offence whohas not the means to retain and pay for the services of counsel, the honorariumwhich the Court or the Chief Justice or other Judge may authorise to be paidunder section 194 (2) of the Indictable Procedure Act to counsel so assignedshall be ascertained according to the following scale:

For Retainer ………………………………………... $500.00

In respect of each day on which Counsel in pursuanceof such assignment appears in Court and conductsthe defence before a jury ………………………….....$100.00

So however that the total of all fees paid under thisrule in respect of any one trial shall not exceed ………$1000.00

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30 of 1964.77 of 1996.Ch. 93.

Short Title.

Fees ofCourt.

77 of 1996.

77 of 1996.

77 of 1996.

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CHAPTER 96

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE (FORMS) RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

1. Short title.

2. Forms.

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CHAPTER 96

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE (FORMS) RULES

(Section 197)

1. These Rules may be cited as the

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE (FORMS) RULES.

2. The forms set out in Part I and Part II of the Schedule are prescribedpursuant to section 197 of the Indictable Procedure Act, for use respectivelyin a preliminary inquiry into, and at the trial of, a crime, and like appropriateforms may be used in cases not provided for in these Rules.

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Ch. 22Ch.93

Short title.

Forms.

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SCHEDULE

PART I

FORMS FOR USE AT A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

No. 1

SUMMONS[Sections 18 and 21]

BELIZE TO WIT:(Heading)

To , of (occupation).

WHEREAS you have this day been charged before the undersignedmagistrate in and for Belize for that you onat (etc., stating shortly the offence):

THESE are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty’s name, to beand appear before me on at o’clock in theforenoon at or before such other magistrate as may then be thereto answer to the said charge and to be further dealt with according to law.Herein fail not.

Given under my hand and seal this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 2

SUMMONS OF A WITNESS[Section 19]


To ,of (occupation)THESE are to require you to be and to appear before me on

next at o’clock in the forenoon at o rbefore such other magistrate as may then be there to testify what you shallknow concerning a certain charge of madeagainst a certain said .

Herein fail not.Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 3

WARRANT WHERE A WITNESS HAS NOT OBEYED ASUMMONS[Section 19]


To and to all and every the police constables and peaceofficers of Belize:

WHEREAS information was laid (or complaint was made) beforethe under signed magistrate in Belize for that (etc., as in the said summons); andit having been made to appear to me upon oath, that of

in Belize (occupation) was likely to give material evidence on behalfof the (prosecutor or defendant) I did duly issue my summons to the said

, requiring him to be and appear on ato’clock in the forenoon of the same day at before suchmagistrate as might then be there, to testify what he shall know concerning thesaid , or the matter of the said information (or complaint):AND WHEREAS proof hath this day been made before me upon oath of suchsummons having been duly served upon the said ,and of a reasonable sum having been paid (or tendered) to him for his costsand expenses in that behalf: AND WHEREAS the said ,hathneglected to appear at the time and place appointed by the said summons, andno just excuse hath been offered for such neglect: THESE are therefore tocommand you to take the said , and to bring and have him on

at o’clock in the forenoon, atbefore such magistrate as may then be there, to testify what he shall knowconcerning the matter of the said information (or complaint).





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Given under my hand and seal, this day of inthe year of our Lord.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 4

CERTIFICATE OF NON-APPEARANCE TO BEINDORSED IN THE DEFENDANTS’

RECOGNISANCE

I hereby certify that the said , hath not appeared at thetime and place in the said condition mentioned, but therein hath made default,by reason whereof the within written recognisance is forfeited.Dated day of ,2 .

MagistrateJudicial District

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No. 5SEARCH WARRANT

[Section 20]


To and to all and every the police constables and peaceofficers of Belize:

WHEREAS it appears, upon the oath of ,ofthat there is reason to suspect that (insert description of the things to besearched for, and of the offence in respect of which the search is made) areconcealed in at :

THIS is therefore to authorise and require you to enter, between thehours of 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. into the said premises, and to search for the saidthings, and to bring the same before me or some other magistrate.

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Judicial District

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No. 6

WARRANT TO APPREHEND IN FIRST INSTANCE[Sections 18 and 21]


To and to all constables and peace officers of Belize:

WHEREAS , of (occupation) haththis day been charged upon oath before the undersigned magistrate in and forBelize, for that he on at did (etc., statingshortly the offence):

THESE are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty’s name,forthwith to apprehend the said , and to bring him before(me), or some other magistrate in and for Belize, to answer unto the saidcharge, and to be further dealt with according to law.

Given under my hand and seal this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 7

INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT[Section 21]


The information of taken this dayof ,2 , before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize, whosaith that (etc., stating the offence).

Sworn to the day and year above-mentioned.

BeforeMagistrate

Judicial District

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No. 8

WARRANT WHERE THE SUMMONS IS DISOBEYED[Section 24 (3)]


To and to all constables and peace officers of Belize:

WHEREAS on the last past ,of(occupation) was charged before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize,





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for that (etc., as in the summons):

AND WHEREAS a summons was then issued to the saidcommanding him, in Her Majesty’s name, to be and appear before me on

at o’clock in the forenoon at orbefore such other magistrate as might then be there to answer to the saidcharge, and to be further dealt with according to law:

AND WHEREAS the said ,hath neglected to be orappear at the time and place appointed in and by the said summons, although,it hath now been proved to me upon oath that the said summons was dulyserved upon the said :

THESE are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty’s name,forthwith to apprehend the said ,and to bring him before meor some other magistrate to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealtwith according to law.

Given under my hand this day of in the year ofour Lord at in Belize.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 9

WARRANT TO CONVEY ACCUSED PERSON BEFORE THEMAGISTRATE OF ANOTHER DISTRICT

[Section 26]


To and to all and every the police constables andpeace officers of Belize:

WHEREAS information has been laid before me, the undersignedmagistrate for the judicial district, for that(State concisely the substance for the information):

AND WHEREAS I have taken the deposition of of as to the said offence:

AND WHEREAS the charge is of an offence committed in thejudicial district:

THIS is to command you to convey the said ,ofbefore the magistrate of the last-mentioned judicial

district, and to deliver to him this warrant and the said deposition.

Dated this day of ,2 .

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 10

CHARGING ACCUSED PERSON[Section 34]

BELIZE TO WIT:

(Heading)

A charge having been made against ,before theundersigned magistrate for that (state concisely the substance of the charge)and the said charge having been read to the said ,and thewitnesses for the prosecution having been severally examined in his presence,the said is addressed by me as follows-

“Do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are notobliged to say anything, unless you desire to do so, but whatever yousay will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence uponyour trial.”

Before such accused person shall make any statement, the magistrateshall state to him and give him clearly to understand that he has nothing to hopefrom any promise of favour and nothing to fear from any threat that may havebeen holden out to him to induce him to make any confession of his guilt, butthat whatever he shall then say may be given in evidence upon his trialnotwithstanding such promise or threat:

WHEREUPON the said ,makes the following statement:(Statement of accused person in his very words, or as nearly so as possible,and to be signed by him, if he will).





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Taken before me this day of ,2 ,atin the said judicial district.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 11

RECOGNISANCE BINDING OVER WITNESS TO GIVE EVIDENCE

[Section 57]


Be it remembered that on the day ofin the year of our Lord 2 , of Belize (occupation)personally came before me, a magistrate for Belize, and acknowledged himselfto owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen the sum of $ of good andlawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of his goods and chattels, landsand tenements, to the use of our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs andsuccessors, if he the said ,shall fail in thecondition indorsed.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned,at before me,

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Condition

The condition of the within written recognisance is such, that whereasone was this day charged before the magistrate withinmentioned, for that (&c., as in the caption of the depositions): If thereforehe the said ,shall appear at the next quarterlysession of the Supreme Court to be holden at onday of and there give such evidence as he knoweth in relationto any charge to be then and there preferred against the said ,to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said ,then the said recognisance shall be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

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No. 12

COMMITMENT OF WITNESS FOR REFUSING TO ENTERINTO THE RECOGNISANCE

[Section 47 (2)]


To ,and to every other constable and peace officerof Belize, and to the Keeper of the District Prison at

WHEREAS , was lately charged before the undersignedmagistrate in and for the said , of ,for that (&c., as in thesummons to the witness), and it having been made to appear to me that

,of was likely to give material evidence for theprosecution, (I) duly issued by summons to thesaid ,requiring him to be and appear before me on

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then be there, to testify what he should know concerning the said charge somade against the said , as aforesaid; and the said

not appearing before me or being brought before me by virtue of awarrant in that behalf, to testify as aforesaid, hath been now examined by metouching the premises, but being by me required to enter into a recognizanceconditioned to give evidence against the said ,hath now refused so to do:

THESE are therefore to command you, such constable or peace officer,to take the said , and him safely convey to the DistrictPrison at and there deliver him to the said Keeper thereof,together with his precept:

AND I do hereby command you, the said Keeper of the said prison, toreceive the said into your custody in the said prison, there toimprison and safely keep him until after the trial of the said

for the offence aforesaid, unless in the meantime suchshall duly enter into such recognisance as aforesaid, in the sum

of $ before some magistrate or other authorised personcondition in the usual form to appear in the Supreme Court, and there to giveevidence upon the trial of the said for the said offence.

Given under my hand this day ofin the year of our Lord at in Belize.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 13

SUBSEQUENT ORDER TO DISCHARGE THE WITNESS[Section 47]


To the Keeper of the District Prison at :

WHEREAS ,of ,was lately committedto your custody for refusing to enter into a recognisance for his appearance asa witness in the Supreme Court, by warrant of commitment under my handand seal, in which you are required to keep him until after the trial of a certain

therein mentioned:

AND WHEREAS, for want of sufficient evidence, the said hasbeen discharged from the accusation then pending against him, and it is thereforenot necessary that the said should bedetained longer in your custody:

THESE are, therefore, to order and direct you, the said Keeper, to dischargethe said out of your custody as to the commitment,and suffer him to go at large.

Given under my hand this day of inthe year of our Lord at in Belize.

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 14

RECOGNISANCE OF BAIL[Section 56]


Be it remembered that, on the day of in theyear of our Lord , , of (occupation),of, (occupation) and ,of ,(occupation), personally came before me the undersigned magistrate andseverally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen,the several sums following: (that is to say), the said thesum of , and the said and the sum ofeach, of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of theirseveral goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of ourSovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he, the said

, fail in the condition indorsed :

Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above-mentioned, atbefore us.

Magistrate

Judicial District

ConditionThe condition of the within-written recognisance is such, that whereas the said

was this day charged before me, the magistrateabove-mentioned, for that (&c., as in the warrant):





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If therefore the said appear at the next quarterlysession of the Supreme Court to be held at o nthe day of next, and there surrender himself intothe custody of the Registrar, and plead to any indictment filed against him foror in respect of any charge against him, and take his trial upon the same, andnot depart from the said Court without leave, then the said recognisance shallbe void or else stand in full force and virtue.

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No. 15

RECOGNISANCE OF BAIL INSTEAD OF REMAND ONADJOURNMENT OF EXAMINATION

[Section 57]

BELIZE TO WIT:

(Heading)

BE it remembered, that on the day of in the year ofour Lord , of, (occupation) of(occupation), and of(occupation), personally came before me, a magistrate in Belize, and severallyacknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen the severalsums following: that is to say, the said the sumof and the said and the sum of

each of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied oftheir several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the useof our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he the said

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Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above-mentioned atbefore me,

Magistrate

Judicial District

Condition

The condition of the within-written recognisance is such that whereasthe within-bounden was this day (or on last past)charged before me, for that (&c., as in the warrant):

AND WHEREAS, the examination of the witnesses for the prosecutionin this behalf is adjourned until the day of instant:

IF therefore the said shall appear before me onthe said day of instant, at o’clock in the forenoon, orbefore such other magistrate as may then be there to answer (further) to thesaid charge, and to be further dealt with according to law, then the saidrecognisance to be void or else to stand in full force and virtue.

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No. 16

RECOGNISANCE FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THEDEFENDANT WHERE THE CASE IS ADJOURNED OR NOT AT

ONCE PROCEEDED WITH(Section 57)


Be it remembered that on , of (occupation),and ,of (occupation), personallycame before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize, and severallyacknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, the severalsums following, that is to say, the saidthe sum of , and the said ,the sum of ,of good and lawful money of Belize to be made and levied of their severalgoods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our saidSovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he the said

, shall fail in the condition indorsed.

Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above-mentioned atbefore me,

Magistrate

Judicial District

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Condition

The condition of the within-written recognisance is such, that if the saidpersonally appear on the day of instant,

at o’clock in the forenoon at ,before such magistrate forBelize as may then be there, to answer further to the information (orcomplaint) of , exhibited against the said ,and tobe further dealt with according to law, then the said recognisance to be void, orelse to be in full force and virtue.

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No. 17

CERTIFICATE OF NON-APPEARANCE TO BE INDORSED ON ARECOGNISANCE

I hereby certify that the said hath not appeared atthe time and place in the above condition mentioned, but therein hath madedefault, by reason whereof the within-written recognisance is forfeited.

Dated the day of ,2 .

Magistrate

Judicial District

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No. 18WARRANT REMANDING A PRISONER

[Section 58]


To and to every other constable and peaceofficer of Belize, and to the Keeper of the District Prison at :

WHEREAS was this day charged before the undersignedmagistrate in and for Belize for that (etc., as in the warrant to apprehend);and it appears to me to be necessary to remand the said :

THESE are therefore to command you, such constable or peace officerin Her Majesty’s name, forthwith to convey the saidto the Prison at and there to deliver him to the Keeperthereof, together with this precept:

AND I hereby command you the said Keeper to receive the saidinto your custody, in the said and there

safely keep until the day of when I herebycommand you to have him this day at instant, ato’clock in the forenoon of the same day, before such other magistrate as maythen be there, to answer further to the said charge, and to be further dealt withaccording to law, unless you shall be otherwise ordered in the meantime.

Given under my hand this day of in the yearof our Lord at ` in Belize.

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No. 19

WARRANT OF DELIVERANCE ON BAIL BEING GIVEN FOR APRISONER

ALREADY COMMITTED[Section 61]

BELIZE TO WIT:

(Heading)

To the Keeper of the District Prison at

WHEREAS , late of , (occupation)hath before me, one of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for Belize,entered into his own recognisance, and found sufficient sureties for his appearanceat the next , to be holden in and for the

, to answer our Sovereign Lady the Queen, for that (etc., as in thecommitment) for which he was taken and committed to your said

:

THESE are therefore to command you in Her said Majesty’s name,that if the said do remain in your custody in the said

for the said cause, and for no other, you shall forthwith sufferhim to go at large.

Given under my hand this day of in theyear of our Lord , at , in Belize.

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No. 20

CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT TO BAIL BY THE COMMITTINGMAGISTRATE INDORSED ON THE COMMITMENT

[Section 61 (1)]

I hereby certify that I consent to the within-named ,being bailed by recognisance, himself in and (two)sureties in each.

Dated the day of , 2 .

Magistrate

Judicial District

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PART II

FORMS OF INDICTMENT

The Queen v. A. B.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BELIZE(Criminal Jurisdiction) Southern (or Northern) District

Presentment of Her Majesty’sDirector of Public Prosecutions for: Belize

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No. 1

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Aggravated assault, contrary to section ____ of the Criminal Code

Particulars of Crime

A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district assaulted C. D. a male child in

an aggravated manner.

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No. 2

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Common assault, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A.B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district unlawfully assaulted C.D.

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No. 3

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Aggravated assault, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at inthe Southern (or Northern) district unlawfullyassaulted a judicial officer.

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No. 4

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Carnal knowledge of child, contrary to section ______ of the CriminalCode


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district carnally knew a female child

under the age of fourteen years.

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No. 5

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Carnal knowledge of girl, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district unlawfully and carnally knew

Brenda Jones, a girl above the age of fourteen years but under the age of sixteenyears.

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No. 6

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Abduction, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at inthe Southern (or Northern) district abducted Joyce Smith, anunmarried female seventeen years of age.

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No. 7

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Rape, contrary to section _______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district had carnal knowledge of

C. D. without her consent.

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No. 8

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Intentional harm, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully

caused harm to C. D.

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No. 9

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Wounding, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code



caused a wound (or wounded) C. D.

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No.10

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Grievous harm, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused grievous harmto C. D.

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No. 11

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Maim, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code



caused a maim to C. D.

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No. 12

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Dangerous harm, contrary to section ____ of the Criminal Code



caused dangerous harm to C. D.

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No. 13

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Use of deadly means of harm, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district used a dagger with intent

unlawfully to cause harm to C. D.

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No. 14

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Administering noxious matter, contrary to section ____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district unlawfully and knowingly

administered noxious matter to C. D.

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No. 15

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Murder, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district murdered C. D.

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No. 16

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Infanticide, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district caused the

death of her child under the age of twelve months by a wilful act, to wit,smothering the child (or stabbing it with a knife), the balance of her mind at thetime of the act being disturbed by reason of her not having fully recoveredfrom the effect of giving birth to the child, (or by reason of the effect of lactationconsequent upon the birth of the child).

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No. 17

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Abortion, contrary to section 108 of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district intentionally and

unlawfully caused abortion or miscarriage.

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No. 18

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Use of poison (or instrument) to cause miscarriage, contrary to section _______of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district with intent to procure her own

miscarriage unlawfully administered to herself a poison or noxious thing.

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No. 19

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Manslaughter, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district caused the death of C. D., by

unlawful harm, to wit, stabbing with a knife.

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No. 20

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Publishing intentional libel, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code



published a libel concerning C. D., with intent to defame the same C. D., theparticulars of which are deposited with this indictment. (Particulars to specifypages and lines complained of where necessary, as in a book)

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(in the form of a letter addressed to C. D., which said letter contained thefollowing defamatory matters concerning the said C. D.)

1. Do you know that in the year 1900 your friend C. D. wasemployed by the firm of Randalls and that his accounts were discovered to beall wrong:(Meaning thereby that C. D. was guilty of acts of dishonesty and falsification ofaccounts whilst he was in the employ of Randalls.)

2. When the defalcations were discovered and a warrant wasapplied for he fled to Guatemala.(Meaning thereby that the said C. D. was a fugitive from justice.)

3. Subsequently he appears to have returned to Belize for he wasfound to be keeping a disorderly house in Corozal.(Meaning thereby that the said C. D. had committed the criminal offence ofkeeping a disorderly house.)

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No. 21

PLEA OF JUSTIFICATION ORABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE OF A. B. IN ANSWER

TO THE INDICTMENT AGAINST HIM FOR LIBEL

A. B. says he is not guilty, and for a further plea he says that all the defamatorymatters alleged in the indictment are true.





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Particulars

1. On the day of , 2 , C. D. received thesum of $10.00 from T. S. and on the day of, 2 , C. D. received the sum of $3,000.00 from C. F. and the sum of$1,500.00 from W. D. on behalf of his employers Randalls which he fraudulentlyomitted to enter in their books or to account for in any way.

2. On the day of , 2 soon after C. D.’sdefalcations were discovered and a warrant was applied for against him uponcharges of embezzling his employer’s money and falsifying theirbooks, C. D. left Belize for Guatemala.

3. On the 20th August and on other days in the year 2 C. D.kept a house at Corozal for the purpose of betting, contrary to

and A. B. states it was for the public benefit that thedefamatory matters charged in the said indictment should be published bymeans of the fact that C. D. was at the time of the publication thereof a candidatefor the public office of City Councillor in the City of Belize.

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No. 22

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Arson, contrary to section ____ of the Criminal Code



caused the dwelling-house of C. D., to be set on fire.

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No. 23

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Damage to tree, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code

Particulars of CrimeA.B., on the day of at in the

Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfullycaused damage of the amount of $50.00 to a cedar tree growing on the privateland of C.D. at the Boom.

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No. 24

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Theft, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district stole a bicycle of the value of

$50.00 the property of J. S.

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No. 25

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Aggravated burglary, contrary to section _______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of 2 , entered as atrespasser a building (or “part of a building”) known aswith intent to steal therewith (or “to inflict grievous bodily harm on C. D., aperson therein”) (or “to rape a woman therein”) (or “to do unlawful damageto the said building by fire”) and at the time of the said entry had with him afirearm (or “weapon of offence”) (or “explosive”) namely a .

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No. 26

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Handling stolen goods, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


X. Y., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district dishonestly received six shirts of the value of$20.00 and five fountain pens of the value of $30.00, all to the value of $50.00or thereabouts, the property of C. H. knowing the same to have been stolen.

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No. 27

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Robbery, contrary to section _______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district robbed C. D.,

of $25.00 in money.

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No. 28

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Obtaining property by deception, contrary to section _____ of the CriminalCode.


A. B.,on the day of 2 ,indishonestly obtained from C. D. six pounds of sugar with the intention ofpermanently depriving C. D. thereof by deception, namely, by falselyrepresenting that he, the said A. B., was a servant of E. F. and that he hadbeen sent by the said E. F. to the said C. D. for the said sugar, and that he, thesaid A. B., was then authorised by the said E. F. to receive the said sugar onbehalf of the said E. F. (or “that he, the said A. B., then intended to convey thesaid sugar to the warehouse of the said E. F.”)

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No. 29

STATEMENT OF CRIME

False Accounting, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at inthe Southern (or Northern) district being a clerk or servantto C. D., with intent to defraud made a false entry in the cash book belongingto the said C. D., his employer, purporting to show that on the said day he hadpaid out to G. S. the sum of $100.00 whereas in truth and in fact the said A. B.





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did not pay out the said sum to G. S. or to any other person.

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No. 30

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Burglary, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of 2 having entered as atrespasser a building (or “part of a building”) known as stoletherein a cashbox and $ in money (or “attempted to stealtherein”) (or “inflicted grievous bodily harm upon C. D. a person therein”).

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No. 31

First Count

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Forgery, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district with intent to defraud forged a

cheque No. dated purporting to be signed byC. D. and drawn upon Barclays Bank for the sum of $200.00.

Second Count

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Uttering a forged document, contrary to section ______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district uttered a forged cheque

No. dated purporting to be the cheque of C. D.knowing the same to be forged and with intent to defraud.

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No. 32

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Uttering false current coin, contrary to section _______ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district with intent to defraud uttered a

counterfeit fifty cents coin knowing the same to be counterfeit.

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No. 33

STATEMENT OF CRIME

Perjury, contrary to section _____ of the Criminal Code


A. B., on the day of at in theSouthern (or Northern) district being a witness upon the trial of

an Indictment in the Supreme Court in the Queen vs. Samuel Smith, knowinglyfalsely swore that he saw one E. N. in Albert Street in the City of Belize, on the20th day of March, 2 .

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