THREE MONTHS' GAOL.
MRS KOERBIN SENTENCED. COMMENT BY THE JUDGE. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Marion Koerbin, aged 43. found guilty in the Supreme Court. of having attempted to administer poison WitE the intention to mjuro_ or- annoy her husband, Herbert Koerbin..was, «n----tenced by Mr Justice Sim .this morning to three months' imprisonment. Mr Sievwright (for . the prisoner) pointed out that the jury had made a strong recommendation to mercy. Prisoner" had an unblemished record, and had been a good mother to her' children. A severe sentence as a deterrent w.os hardly necessary from the public point of view, as the crime was. not a common one. His Honor said it was fortunate foi the prisoner that the jury felt justified in acquitting her on the more serious charge. He desired to give effect to the jury's recommendation as far as possible. It seemed clear that the prisoner would have to undergo a term of imprisonment. In fixing the term he would take into consideration €he fact that she had been in custody since her arrest on June 26.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 252, 3 August 1928, Page 4
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