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Indictable Procedure (Forms) Rules, r. 2 · Revised Edition 2020

The forms set out in Part I and Part II of the Schedule are prescribed pursuant to section 197 of the Indictable Procedure Act, for use respectively in a preliminary inquiry into, and at the trial of, a crime, and like appropriate forms may be used in cases not provided for in these Rules. Indictable Procedure 7 SCHEDULE [Rule 2] PART 1 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 undersigned magistrate in and for Belize for that you on at (etc., stating shortly the offence): THESE are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty’s name, to be and appear before me on at o’clock in the forenoon at Or before such other magistrate as may then be there to 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 8 Indictable Procedure Indictable Procedure 9 No. 2 SUMMONS OF A WITNESS [Section 19] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To , of (occupation). THESE are to require you to be and appear before me on next at o’clock in the forenoon at or before such other magistrate as may then be there to testify what you shall know concerning a certain charge of made Herein fail not. Magistrate Judicial District 10 Indictable Procedure No. 3 WARRANT WHERE A WITNESS HAS NOT OBEYED A SUMMONS [Section 19] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To and to all and every police constable and peace officers of Belize: WHEREAS information was laid (or complaint was made) before the under signed magistrate in Belize for that (etc., as in the said summons); and it having been made to appear to me upon oath, that of in Belize (occupation) was likely to give material evidence on behalf of the (prosecutor or defendant) I did duly issue my summons to the said , requiring him to be and appear on at o’clock in the forenoon of the same day at before such magistrate as might then be there, to testify what he shall know concerning the said , or the matter of the said information (or complaint): AND WHEREAS proof hath this day been made before me upon oath such summons having been duly served upon the said and of reasonable sum having been paid (or tendered) to him for his costs and expenses in that behalf: AND WHEREAS the said , hath neglected to appear at the time and place appointed by the said summons, and no just excuse hath been offered for such neglect: THESE are therefore to command you to take Indictable Procedure 11 the said , and to bring and have him on at o’clock in the forenoon, at before such magistrate as may then be there, to testify what he shall know concerning the matter of the said information (or complaint). Given under my hand and seal, this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize Magistrate Judicial District 12 Indictable Procedure No. 4 CERTIFICATE ON NON-APPEARANCE TO BE INDORSED IN THE DEFENDATS’ RECOGNISANCE I hereby certify that the said , hath not appeared at the time and place in the said condition mentioned but therein hath made default, by the reason whereof the within written recognizance is forfeited. Dated day of , 20 Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 13 No. 5 SEARCH WARRANT [Section 20] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To and to all and every police constable and peace officers of Belize: WHEREAS it appears, upon the oath of , of that there is reason to suspect that (insert description of the things to be searched for, and of the offence in respect of which the search is made) are concealed in at : THIS is therefore to authorise and require you to enter, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. into the said premises, and to search for the said things, and to bring the same before me or some other magistrate. Magistrate Judicial District 14 Indictable Procedure No. 6 WARRANT TO APPREHEND IN FIRST INSTANCE [Sections 18 and 21] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To and to all constables and peace officers of Belize: WHEREAS , of (occupation) hath this day been charged upon oath before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize, for that he on at did (etc., stating shortly 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 said charge, 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 Indictable Procedure 15 No. 7 INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT [Section 21] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) The information of taken this day of , 20 , before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize, who saith that (etc., stating the offence). Sworn to the day and year above-mentioned. Before Magistrate Judicial District 16 Indictable Procedure NO. 8 WARRANT WHERE THE SUMMONS IS DISOBEYED [Section 24 (3)] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) 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, for that (etc., as in the summons): AND WHEREAS a summons was the issued to the said commanding him, in Her Majesty’s name, to be and appear before me on at o’clock in the forenoon at or before such other magistrate as might then be there to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law: AND WHEREAS the said , hath neglected to be or appear 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 duly served upon the said: Indictable Procedure 17 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 to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize. Magistrate Judicial District 18 Indictable Procedure No. 9 WARRANT TO CONVEY ACCUSED PERSON BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE OF ANOTHER DISTRICT [Section 26] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To and to all and every police constables and peace officers of Belize: WHEREAS information has been laid before me, the undersigned magistrate 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 the judicial district: THIS is to command you to convey the said , of before the magistrate of the last-mentioned judicial district, and to deliver to him this warrant and the said deposition. Dated this day of , 20 Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 19 No. 10 CHARGING ACCUSED PERSON [Section 34] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) A charge having been made against , before the undersigned magistrate for that (state concisely the substance of the charge) and the said charge having been read to the said , and the witnesses 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 not obliged to say anything, unless you desire to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence upon your trial.” Before such accused person shall make any statement, the magistrate shall state to him and give him clearly to understand that he has nothing to hope from any promise of favour and nothing to fear from any threat that may have been holden out to him to induce him to make any confession of his guilt, but that whatever he shall then say be given in evidence upon his trial notwithstanding 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). 20 Indictable Procedure Taken before me this day of , 20 , at in the said judicial district. Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 21 No. 11 RECOGNISANCE BINDING OVER WITNESS TO GIVE EVIDENCE [Section 57] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) Be it remembered that on the day of in the year of our Lord 20 , of Belize (occupation) personally came before me, a magistrate for Belize, and acknowledged himself to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen the sum of $ of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Sovereign 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, at before me, Magistrate Judicial District Condition The condition of the within written recognisance is such, that whereas one was this day charged before the magistrate within mentioned, for that (&c., as in the caption of the depositions): If therefore he the said , shall appear at the next quarterly session of the Supreme Court to be holden at on day of and there give such evidence as he knoweth 22 Indictable Procedure in relation to 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 recognizance shall be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue. Indictable Procedure 23 No. 12 COMMITMENT OF WITNESS FOR REFUSING TO ENTER INTO THE RECOGNISANCE [Section 47 (2)] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To , and to every other constable and peace officer of Belize, and to the Keeper of the District Prison at WHEREAS , was lately charged before the undersigned magistrate in and for the said , of , for that (&c., as in the summons to the witness), and it having been made to appear to me that , of was likely to give material evidence for the prosecution, (I) duly issued by summons to the said , requiring him to be and appear before me on at , before such other magistrate as should then be there, to testify what he should know concerning the said charge so made against the said , as aforesaid; and the said not appearing before me or being brought before me by virtue of a warrant in that behalf, to testify as aforesaid, hath been now examined by me touching the premises, but being by me required to enter into a recognisance conditioned to give evidence against the said , hath now refused so to do: THESE are therefore to command you, such constable or peace 24 Indictable Procedure officer, to take the said , and him safely convey to the District Prison 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, to receive the said into your custody in the said prison, there to imprison and safely keep him until after the trial of the said for the offence aforesaid, unless in the meantime such shall duly enter into such recognisance as aforesaid, in the sum of $ before some magistrate of other authorised person condition in the usual form to appear in the Supreme Court, and there to give evidence upon the trial of the said for the said offence. Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize. Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 25 NO. 13 SUBSEQUENT ORDER TO DISCHARGE THE WITNESS [Section 47] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To the Keeper of the District Prison at: WHEREAS , of , was lately committed to your custody for refusing to enter into a recognisance for his appearance as a witness in the Supreme Court, by warrant of commitment under my hand and 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 has been discharged from the accusation then pending against him, and it is therefore not necessary that the said should be detained longer in your custody: THESE are, therefore, to order and direct you the said Keeper, to discharge the said out of your custody as to the commitment, and suffer him to go at large. Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize Magistrate Judicial District 26 Indictable Procedure No. 14 RECOGNISANCE OF BAIL INSTEAD OF REMAND ON ADJOURNMENT OF EXAMINATION [Section 56] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) BE it remembered that, on the day of in the year of our Lord , , of (occupation), of, (occupation) and , of , (occupation), personally came before me, a magistrate in Belize, and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, the several sums following: (that is to say), the said the sum of $ , and the said and the sum of $ each, of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said Sovereign 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, at before us. Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 27 Condition The condition of the within-written recognisance is such, that whereas the said was this day charged before me, the magistrate above-mentioned, for that (&c., as in the warrant): If therefore the said appear at the next quarterly session of the Supreme Court to be held at on the day of next, and there surrender himself into the custody of the Registrar, and plead to any indictment filed against him for or in respect of any charge against him, and take his trial upon the same, and not depart from the said Court without leave, then the said recognisance shall be void or else stand in full force and virtue. 28 Indictable Procedure No. 15 RECOGNISANCE OF BAIL INSTEAD OF REMAND ON ADJOURNMENT OF EXAMINATION [Section 57] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) BE it remembered that, on the day of in the year of our Lord , , of (occupation), of, (occupation) and , of , (occupation), personally came before me a magistrate in Belize, and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen the several sums following: (that is to say), the said the sum of $ , and the said and the sum of $ each of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he the said , failed in the condition indorsed: Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above-mentioned, at before me, Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 29 Condition The condition of the within-written recognisance is such, that whereas the 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 prosecution in this behalf is adjourned until the day of instant: IF therefore the said shall appear before me on the said day of instant, at o’clock in the forenoon, or before such other magistrate as may then be there to answer (further) to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law, then the said recognisance to be void or else to stand in full force and virtue. Magistrate Judicial District 30 Indictable Procedure No. 16 RECOGNISANCE FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE DEFENDANT WHERE THE CASE IS ADJOURNED OR NOT AT ONCE PROCEEDED WITH [Section 57] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) Be it remembered that on , of (occupation), and , of (occupation), personally came before the undersigned magistrate in and for Belize, and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, the several sums following: (that is to say), the said the sum of, $ and the said ,the sum of $ of good and lawful money of Belize, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said Sovereign 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, at before me. Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 31 Condition The condition of the within-written recognisance is such, that if the said personally appear on the day of instant, at o’clock in the forenoon at , before such magistrate for Belize as may then be there, to answer further to the information (or complaint) of , exhibited against the said , and to be further dealt with according to law, then the said recognisance to be void, or else to be in full force and virtue. 32 Indictable Procedure No. 17 CERTIFICATE OF NON-APPEARANCE TO BE INDORSED ON A RECOGNISANCE I hereby certify that the said hath not appeared at the time and place in the above condition mentioned, but therein hath made default, by reason whereof the within-written recognisance is forfeited. Dated the day of , 20 . Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 33 No. 18 WARRANT REMANDING A PRISONER [Section 58] BELIZE TO WIT: (Heading) To , and to every other constable and peace officer of Belize, and to the Keeper of the District Prison at: WHEREAS , was this day charged before the undersigned magistrate 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 officer in Her Majesty’s name. forthwith to convey the said , to the Prison at and there to deliver him to the Keeper thereof, together with this precept: AND I hereby command you the said Kepper to receive the said into your custody, in the said and there safely keep until the day of when I hereby command you to have him this day at instant, at o’clock in the forenoon of the same day, before such other magistrate as may then be there, to answer further to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law, unless you shall be otherwise ordered in the meantime. Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord at in Belize. Magistrate Judicial District 34 Indictable Procedure No. 19 WARRANT OF DELIVERANCE ON BAIL BEING GIVEN FOR A PRISONER 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 appearance at the next , to be holden in and for the , to answer our Sovereign Lady the Queen, for that (etc., as in the commitment) for which he was taken and committed to your said. THESE are therefore to command you in Her 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 suffer him to go at large. Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord at , in Belize. Magistrate Judicial District Indictable Procedure 35 No. 20 CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT TO BAIL BY THE COMMITTING MAGISTRATE 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 , 20 Magistrate Judicial District 36 Indictable Procedure 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’s Director of Public Prosecutions for: Belize A.B., is charged with the following crime: 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 the Southern (or Northern) district assaulted C.D. a male child in an aggravated manner. Indictable Procedure 37 No. 2 STATEMENT OF CRIME Common assault, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district unlawfully assaulted C.D. No. 3 STATEMENT OF CRIME Aggravated assault, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district unlawfully assaulted a judicial officer. 38 Indictable Procedure No. 4 STATEMENT OF CRIME Carnal knowledge of a child, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district carnally knew a female child under the age of fourteen years. No. 5 STATEMENT OF CRIME Carnal knowledge of girl, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district unlawfully and carnally knew Brenda Jones, a girl above the age of fourteen years but under the age of sixteen years. Indictable Procedure 39 No. 6 STATEMENT OF CRIME Abduction, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district abducted Joyce Smith, an unmarried female seventeen years of age. No. 7 STATEMENT OF CRIME Rape, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district had carnal knowledge of C.D. without her consent. 40 Indictable Procedure No. 8 STATEMENT OF CRIME Intentional harm, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to C.D. No. 9 STATEMENT OF CRIME Wounding, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused a wound (or wounded) C.D. Indictable Procedure 41 No. 10 STATEMENT OF CRIME Grievous harm, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused grievous to C.D. No. 11 STATEMENT OF CRIME Maim, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused maim to C.D. 42 Indictable Procedure No. 12 STATEMENT OF CRIME Dangerous harm, contrary to section_______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused dangerous harm to C.D. No. 13 STATEMENT OF CRIME Use of deadly means of harm, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district used a dagger with intent unlawfully to cause harm to C.D. Indictable Procedure 43 No. 14 STATEMENT OF CRIME Administering noxious matter, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district and unlawfully and knowingly administered noxious matter to C.D. No. 15 STATEMENT OF CRIME Murder, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district murdered C.D. 44 Indictable Procedure No. 16 STATEMENT OF CRIME Infanticide, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district caused 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 the time of the act being disturbed by reason of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child, (or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the child). No. 17 STATEMENT OF CRIME Abortion, contrary to section 108 of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused abortion or miscarriage. Indictable Procedure 45 No. 18 STATEMENT OF CRIME Use of poison (or instrument) to cause miscarriage, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district with intent to procure her own miscarriage unlawfully administered to herself a poison or noxious thing. No. 19 STATEMENT OF CRIME Manslaughter, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district caused the death of C.D., by unlawful harm, to wit, stabbing with a knife. 46 Indictable Procedure No. 20 STATEMENT OF CRIME Publishing intentional libel, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully published a libel concerning C.D., with intent to defame the same C.D., the particulars of which are deposited with this indictment. (Particulars to specify pages and lines complained of where necessary, as in a book) or (in the form of a letter addressed to C. D., which said letter contained the following defamatory matters concerning the said C. D.) 1. Do you know that in the year 1900 your friend C. D. was employed by the firm of Randalls and that his accounts were discovered to be all wrong: (Meaning thereby that C. D. was guilty of acts of dishonesty and falsification of accounts whilst he was in the employ of Randalls.) 2. When the defalcations were discovered and a warrant was applied 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 was found to be keeping a disorderly house in Corozal. (Meaning thereby that the said C. D. had committed the criminal offence of keeping a disorderly house.) Indictable Procedure 47 No. 21 PLEA OF JUSTIFICATION OR ABSOLUTE 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 defamatory matters alleged in the indictment are true Particulars 1. On the day of , 20 , C.D. received the sum of $10.00 from T. S. and on the day of , 20 , 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 fraudulently omitted to enter in their books or to account for in any way. 2. On the day of , 20 soon after C.D’s defalcations were discovered and a warrant was applied for against him upon charges of embezzling his employer’s money and falsifying their books, C.D. left Belize for Guatemala. 3. On the 20th August and on other days in the year 20 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 the defamatory matters charged in the said indictment should be published by means of the fact that C.D. was at the time of the publication thereof of a candidate for the public office of City Councillor in the City of Belize. 48 Indictable Procedure No. 22 STATEMENT OF CRIME Arson, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused the dwelling-house of C.D., to be set on fire. No. 23 STATEMENT OF CRIME Damage to tree, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district intentionally and unlawfully caused damage of the amount of $50.00 to a cedar tree growing on the private land of C.D. at the Boom. Indictable Procedure 49 No. 24 STATEMENT OF CRIME Theft, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district stole a bicycle of the value of $50.00 the property of J.S. No. 25 STATEMENT OF CRIME Aggravated burglary, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of 20 , entered as a trespasser a building (or “part of a building”) known as with intent to steal therewith (or “inflict grievous bodily harm on C.D., a person therein”) (or rape a woman therein”) (or “to do unlawful damage to the said building by fire”) and at the time of the said entry had with him a firearm (or “weapon of offence”) (or “explosive”) namely a . 50 Indictable Procedure No. 26 STATEMENT OF CRIME Handling stolen goods, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime X.Y., on the day of at in the Southern (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 $50.00 or thereabouts, the property of C.H. knowing the same to have been stolen. No. 27 STATEMENT OF CRIME Robbery, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district robbed C.D., of $25.00 in money. Indictable Procedure 51 No. 28 STATEMENT OF CRIME Obtaining property by deception, contrary to section____of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of 20 , in dishonestly obtained from C.D. six pounds of sugar with the intention of permanently depriving C.D. thereof by deception, namely, by falsely representing that he, the said A.B., was a servant of E.F. and that he had been sent by the said E.F. to the said C.D. for the said sugar, and that he, the said A. B., was then authorised by the said E.F. to receive the said sugar on behalf of the said E.F (or “that he, the said A. B., then intended to convey the said sugar to the warehouse of the said E.F.”). No. 29 STATEMENT OF CRIME False Accounting, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district being a clerk or servant to C.D., with intent to defraud made a false entry in the cash book belonging to the said C.D., his employer, purporting to show that on the said day he had paid out to G.S., the sum $100.00 whereas in truth and in fact the said A.B., did not pay out the sum to G.S., or to any person. 52 Indictable Procedure No. 30 STATEMENT OF CRIME Burglary, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of 20 , having entered as a trespasser a building (or “part of a building”) known as stole therein a cashbox and $ in money (or “attempted to steal therein”) (or “inflicted grievous bodily harm upon C.D. a person therein”). Indictable Procedure 53 No. 31 First Count STATEMENT OF CRIME Forgery, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district with intent to defraud forged a cheque No. dated purporting to be signed by C.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 Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (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. 54 Indictable Procedure No. 32 STATEMENT OF CRIME Uttering false current coin, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district with intent to defraud uttered a counterfeit fifty cents coin knowing the same be counterfeit. No. 33 STATEMENT OF CRIME Perjury, contrary to section______ of the Criminal Code Particulars of Crime A.B., on the day of at in the Southern (or Northern) district being a witness upon the trial of an Indictment in the Supreme Court in the Queens vs. Samuel Smith, knowingly falsely swore that he saw one E.N. in Albert Street in the City of Belize, on the 20th day of March, 20 .
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