APPEAL ALLOWED.
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)
HAMILTON, Friday.
Frederick Courtney, aged 52 years, successfully appealed in the Supreme Court to-day before Mr. Justice Herdman against his conviction for theft. Mr. Hall .Skelton appeared for Courtney* and Mr. Gillies represented the Crown. The appellant was convicted by Mr. F. W. Platts, S.M., in the Hamilton Police Court in August last, for stealing a pair of shoes from a shoe store and three bottles of oil from a petrol station. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each charge. The appeal took the form of a rehearing. After hearing evidence his Honor said that although the circumstances in each case might be regarded v as highly suspicious, there was no evidence to connect the accused with the theft of the , articles. 1 The appeal was allowed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 281, 26 November 1932, Page 7
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