The question of we'ght of evidence arose in the Court of Appeal in Wellington during the hearing of an application far new trial by a prisoner undergoing seven years' imprisonment for a serious charge. Commenting on this question, the Chief Justice (S'.r Rooert Stout). said that juries, were, in New Zealand, not fond of convicting. "In Scotland," he added, ''where juries consist of fifteen men, prisoners -have gone to the gallows on the verdict of eight, the bare maicrity."
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 229, 24 September 1920, Page 7
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