Court denies senior police appeal against jail sentence
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) Lawyers representing Police Inspector Christopher Martinez, who was sentenced to jail in September, say they intend to file an appeal in the High Court after a magistrate court struck down a move to pause his sentence. Martinez, was handed a five-month prison sentence after admitting to wounding detainee, Aaron Flowers. His attorney, Hubert Errington, argues that by the time the appeal is heard, Martinez will have already...