Justice Williams Denies No Case Submission in Richard and Maria Stuart Murder Trial
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ The criminal trial against Milton Maza and Eli Lopez Avila continued today in the court room of Justice Colin Williams today. The two men stand accused of butchering Attorney Richard Stuart and his wife Maria on October sixteen 2010 at their home in West Landivar. On Monday, the court heard testimonies from both accused who proclaimed their innocence. Today, Leeroy Banner, attorney for Avila, entered a no case submission, asserting that his client has no case to answer since the evidence did not directly links him to the murder or the victims. The prosecution rebutted, saying that the keys and other items such as a laptop which were found in Lopez’s yard belonged to the victims and as such he does have a case to answer. Justice Williams agreed, denying the ‘no case’ submission. Banner explained.
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