APPEAL FAILS
CHRISTCHURCH VERDICT UPHELD (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 5. The Court of Appeal dismissed today the appeal of Thomas Robert Allihgham against his conviction at Christchurch on a charge of attempting to break and enter the countinghouse of Duckworth, Turner and Company, Ltd., with intent to commit a crime therein. A fanlight in the company’s building had been broken open, and two men were seen by a witness under the window. The witness was unable to identify the men, but Allingham’s car was seen nearby. When the police approached . Allingham he first denied having lent his car, but later said that he had done so. The keys of his car, however, were found in the pocket of his coat. Allingham was tried before a jury and convicted. His grounds of appeal were that the trial Judge did not adequately put the defence to the jury, and that the verdict was against the weight of evidence.
The Court of Appeal comprised the Chief Justice (Sir Harold Barrowclough). Mr Justice Stanton, and Mr Justice McGregor.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27473, 6 October 1954, Page 12
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