Guatemala Larkin Morales Case: Carlos Acevedo Trial Moves to Tenth Court
The Larkin Morales case moves to Guatemala's Tenth Sentencing Court after an appeals chamber accepted a recusal, a year after a driver rammed a motorcyclist. The post Guatemala Larkin Morales Case: Carlos Acevedo Trial Moves to Tenth Court appeared first on The Rio Times .
Guatemala's Larkin Morales case saw the attempted-homicide trial of driver Carlos Acevedo Navas transferred to a new court on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. The Second Criminal Appeals Chamber ruled that the Ninth Sentencing Court should step down due to a recusal request. Now the Tenth Sentencing Court must assign a judge and set a trial date.
The incident occurred on 25 September 2025 when a car repeatedly struck motorcyclist Larkin Daniel Morales Cuque in Guatemala City, causing him to lose a leg. Acevedo Navas, 74 at the time, has claimed the collision was an accident. The case was upgraded to attempted homicide on 13 October 2025 after prosecutors found evidence of intent.
Acevedo appeared in court on 2 June 2026 and admitted all the evidence, setting the trial for 23 July at the Ninth Sentencing Court. However, his detention was moved to house arrest on 2 July 2026 due to the risk of flight disappearing. Despite the trial being suspended since then, Acevedo did not attend the hearing on 29 September and remains under substitute measures including house arrest and monthly check-ins.
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