Clifton Robinson to Plead Guilty to Wounding, Not Attempted Murder

The High Court’s ceremonial opening kicked off on Monday with a grand parade through the city streets, starting with an ecumenical service at the Holy Redeemer Cathedral on North Front Street and ending at the Chief Justice’s courtroom. Just a day later, the court is already in full swing with its first case. Today, two men accused of attempted murder, Clifton Percival Robinson and Angel Matura, appeared before Justice Nigel Pilgrim. The charges stem from an incident on March tenth, 2022, in the Belama Phase 4 area of Belize City, where they allegedly attempted to murder thirty-two-year-old Albert Reid. Robinson and Matura, represented virtually by attorney Norman Rodriguez, faced the court as Crown Counsel Glenford Dennison from the DPP’s Office announced that Robinson, on his attorney’s advice, is willing to enter a plea bargain. He plans to plead guilty to the lesser charge of wounding. Given Rodriguez’s virtual presence, Dennison requested an adjournment to finalize the necessary documents for Robinson’s guilty plea. The next court date is set for July twenty-seventh, 2025.