FOUND GUILTY.
BUT NOT OF A CRIME. PRISONER DISCHARGED. JURY'S UNUSUAL VERDICT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, this day. An unusual position arose in the Supreme Court when the hearing of a case against William Wallace Clifford, charged with breaking and entering premises with intent to commit a crime, ended this morning. The jury's verdict was "guilty of breaking and entering." Mr. Justice Blair asked the foreman if the jury intended to indicate that accused was not guilty of any intent to commit a crime, and he replied in the affirmative. His Honor commented that that constituted in effect a verdict of not guilty to the charge in the indictment, and he would have to view it in that manner. In discharging accused his Honor said: "Although the jury found you guilty of breaking and entering, that is not a crime in the criminal calendar. You were charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime. , That verdict amounts in effect to one of not guilty to the charge."
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 257, 30 October 1929, Page 8
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