ESPIONAGE CASE
ACCUSED WILL NOT OFFER EVIDENCE (Rec. 1.15 p.m.) MONTREAL, Mar. 27 It is reliably learned that Mr Fred Rose, M.P., Avill not offer evidence When he appears for a voluntary statement on March 28. The procedure of a. voluntary statement followed in the Rose espionage case offers the accused an opportunity to testify or call witnesses. This procedure is general throughout Canada If the accused offers counterevidence, the judge decides whether it warrants acquittal. If the accused does not offer evidence, his committal for trial is automatic. If Rose does not offer evidence, his trial, it is likely will be held by the King’s Bench Court before a jury at the May sions.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 142, 28 March 1946, Page 6
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115ESPIONAGE CASE Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 142, 28 March 1946, Page 6
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