BENEFIT OF DOUBT.
CHARGE AGAINST CYCLIST.
INTOXICATION' NOT PROVED.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
HASTINGS, Tuesday.
A mo-tor cyclist who was arrested on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor vehicle was given the benefit of the doubt by Mr. J. Miller, S.M., when ho attributed his condition to head injuries which he suffered in an accident in which he was involved, and which led to his arrest. Defendant was James Stephen Dunn, of Hastings, labourer.
The police surgeon who examined defendant gave evidence that he was unfit to drive because of intoxication. There was no evidence that he could find that defendant was suffering from concussion.
Dr. R. Cash more, however, said th*t Dunn at a later examination suffering from concussion and showed signs of contusion of the brain. Many of his symptoms, such as giddiness, were due to head injuries and not to alcoholism.
In dismissing the information, the magistrate said there was a doubt in the case and he had to give the defendant the benefit of it.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 291, 8 December 1937, Page 27
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