MAGISTRATES COURT Charge Dismissed On Rehearing

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31320, 16 March 1967, Page 8

MAGISTRATES COURT Charge Dismissed On Rehearing

“I am faced with two medical witnesses who give equally balanced contradictory evidence. The Court is left in some doubt and the defendant is entitled to it,” said Mr K. H. J. Headifen, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he dismissed a charge against Andrew Lyall Wilson, aged 41, a credit manager, of driving under the influence of drink or drugs in Cashel street on October 18. Wilson, who pleaded not guilty, was represented by Mr

G. R. Lascelles. In November Wilson, who denied the charge, was convicted and fined £4O and his driver’s licence was cancelled for three years. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and the Judge ordered a rehearing in the Magistrate’s Court MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE Charged with the manslaughter of Michael McDonald Allan at Lyttelton on February 17, John David Ritchie, aged 20, a workman (Mr R. G. Blunt) was remanded on bail to April 17 for the taking of depositions. NO PERMIT Pleading guilty by letter to a charge of being in Eyrewell State Forest without a permit on October 31, Bernard Warney Healey was convicted and fined £5. CHARGE DISMISSED “It is possible the complainant’s lights were not on,” said the Magistrate when dismissing a charge against Vivienne Anne Kimber, aged 22, a cosmetician (Mr R. G. Blunt) of careless driving in Holmwood road on June 16. She pleaded not guilty. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES In traffic cases brought by the police, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows: Failed to give way: James Barry Robinson, £8; George Harold Tiller, £5.

Proceeded from stop sign before way was clear: Ross Campbell Dixon, £5. (Before Mr P. L. Molineaux. S.M.) FINED £5 Frederick Rumble, aged 61 a retired dealer (Mr M. J. Glue), was fined £5 on a charge of careless driving in Colombo street on January 30. A charge of failing to report an accident to the owner of a damaged car was dismissed. Rumble pleaded not gulity to both charges. LICENSING CHARGES Vincent Frederick Duggan, charged that, being the licensee of the Cave Rock Hotel, he opened the premisee after hours on November 16, was fined £5, and on a charge of selling liquor after hours on the same date he was ordered to pay costs only. He pleaded guilty Charged with supplying liquor after hours on November 16. William Sefton Hodges was fined £lO. He pleaded guilty. John WiiUiam Hodgee, aged 18, charged with .being a minor found on licensed premises on November 16. was convicted and discharged without conviction under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act. He pleaded not guilty. Mervyn CoUn Robinson end Edgar John MitcheU were each fined £3 on chargee of being on licensed premisee after hours on November 16. TRAFFIC CHARGES In undefended prosecutions brought by the Transport Department, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows (court costs £1 10s extra on each charge):— Exceeding 30 miiee an hour: Stuart Burgees Clark, £2; Russeld WHiliam Archibald, convicted and discharged; Frank Griffiths Booth atmpson, £5; Graham Lamont . Quigley, £3 (failing to keep left. £6); Albert Gordon Wichman, £4; Gordon James Lea, £2; Robin Garth Seeker, £4; Fergus Stewart Cunningham. (5; Damian Peter Dawwon, £7; Gilbert Sime Dunn. £4; George EmM Hoffman, £4; WilVHam Kere Huntiy, £7; Mita Marsh, £7 10s; Brian Joseph Quinn, £4; Leonard John Woolrich, £4; Graham Mervyn Wright, £5; Josephine Bennett, £5; Errol Maurice Richards, £3: Russell James Brown. £4 (no safety helmet, £3; failed to produce driver’s licence, £4); Kevin John Eddy, £7; Barry Leonard McGee. £5; Alan James McMurtrie, it; William Angus Martel, £4; Croydon Alfred Mayo, £4; Raymond John Orshourn, £10; Maurice Lloyd Byan, £5; Terrance James Shearer, £6: James Banks, £4; Basil Patrick Cameron, £4; Brian Graham Charlton, £4; Edward Stratton Hobson, £5: Dawson James Houseman, £4; Barry Michael Idour, £5; Donald Thomae Manson, £5; Keith David Neumegan. £6; Stephen O’Brien, £5; Neil Robin Oliver, £4; Barry Royce Osborne, £2; Roger Donald Parkinson, £3; Anton Raddach, £4; Ivan Roy Smart, £7; Donald James Tennant. £6: Murray John Watson, £5.

Falling to stop at a compulsory stop: David Edward Payne, £6; Janice Rae Carver. £5. Failing to comply with traffic Ughts: Earnest Charles Batchelor, £lO. Failing to keep to the leftt Richard Alan PoweU, £6 (dangerous loading, £4); Tony Graeme Long, £3. Defective parking brake: Geoffrey Spence Wilson, £4. Insecure load: Andrew Donachie, £B. No warrant of fitness: Stephen Glend Ratcliffe. £1; Thomas Esmond O’Brian. £1 (defective parking brake, £5); Gerritt Bom. £5; Robert Cowley Clarke, £2 (no safety chain, £5); R. G. Mauger, Ltd., £1; Clarence James Berryman, £1 (unlicensed motor-vehicle. £1): Brian Kevin Hanrahan, £1; Anthony Thomas Murphy £1 (unregistered trailer, £5); Geoffrey Michael Whelan. £l. No driver's licence: James Archibald, £3. Failing to display an L label: Edward Baird, £4. Exceeding weight permitted by heavy traffic licence: Amur! Transport, Ltd.. £2; Transport, North Canterbury, Ltd. (three charges), £4 on each charge (exceeding permitted axle weight, two charges, £3 on each charge); Christchurch Ready Mix Concrete, Ltd., £5 (exceeding permuted axle weight £5, no certificate of fltnese £1). Exceeding permitted axle weight: A. D. Graham and Co., ptd., £5.