Dissuasion of witness
(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN, Nov. 24. A 49-year-old rest-home proprietor, Leslie William Terry, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by the Chief Justice (Sir Richard Wild) in the Supreme Court at Dunedin today. Terry had previously been found guilty of dissuading a witness by the payment of money. The charge resulted from an incident where an employee of Terry’s had charged him with assault. Terry had given the woman $lOO so she would not give evidence and the charges were dropped. Later they were recalled and Terry was acquitted. For Terry, Mr R. V. Duell asked for a substantial monetary penalty as no effect on the course of justice resulted. But Sir Richard Wild said that interference with the course of justice was a grave offence and must be treated as such.
Mr W. F. Thompson appeared for the Crown.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33083, 25 November 1972, Page 16
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