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Three men and one woman acquitted of firearm charges

By on May 26, 2015
Judith Rocke

Judith Rocke

Belize City, Belize. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer today acquitted Shane Crawford, Judith Rocke and Rocke’s sons, Gion Bernard and Michael Herrera of keeping firearm and ammunition without a gun license.

On April 25, 2012, police went to Rocke’s residence on Castle Street and found a .380 pistol with five rounds in the magazine under a towel on a table.

Michael Herrera

Michael Herrera

Only Herrera was at home at the time, but all four was charged.

In court, Rocke’s attorney, Kareem Musa, objected to the tendering of the firearm into evidence when the serial number on the gun did not match with the serial number given by witness Corporal Theodore Lopez.

Gian Bernard

Gian Bernard

The firearm and ammunition included inside were thus not tendered when the Senior Magistrate upheld the objection.

Without the firearm and ammunition tendered the case fell apart and the defendants were found not guilty.

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