A Nicaraguan doctor accused of secretly spiking his colleague's drink during a night out in Belize City will go on trial tomorrow before Chief Magistrate Deborah Rogers.
Thirty-eight-year-old Dr. Carlos Saborio is charged with administering an obnoxious substance to his friend and fellow medical professional, 30-year-old Venezuelan nurse Javier Brito-Nava.
At today's Case Management Conference, both the prosecution and the defense reviewed the evidence to be relied on at trial. Dr. Coze's attorney, Richard "Dickie" Bradley, told the court he intends to challenge some of the evidence, including how certain information was obtained by police. As a result, when the trial opens tomorrow, it will start with a a special hearing to determine the admissibility of disputed evidence. The prosecution's first witnesses will include the complainant, Javier Brito-Nava, and two police officers: one said to have provided a DVD of security-camera footage allegedly showing Dr. Coze pouring an unknown substance into Brito-Nava's drink while he was in the restroom, and another IT technician.
Dr. Coze remains out on bail.
