Appeals partly allowed

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33653, 1 October 1974, Page 7

Appeals partly allowed

The Court of Appeal has partly allowed appeals against conviction entered by Mr Justice Macarthur in the Supreme Court in Christchurch on June 10. The appellant, Theresa Julia. Haskett, aged 33, a housewife,: bad been charged that on April: 9. 1973 at Christchurch, she had’ forged a Post Office Savings Bank ledger card. Both appellants, Thomas Edward Calder,. aged 60. a social security bene-1 ficiary. and Haskett, had been I charged that on May 4. 1973, at' 'Christchurch, they had forged aPost Office Savings Bank withdrawal receipt for $lOO. Both appellants had pleaded j ; not guilty, but the jury had found Haskett guilty on both counts with a recommendation for leniency and had found Calder guilty on the second count. Sentence was deferred. The Court of Appeal comprised Mr Justice McCarthy, Mr Justice Richmond and Mr Justice Woodhouse. Mr A. W. Robinson appeared for Calder. Mr R. L. Kerr for Haskett and Mr P Graham for • the Crown. • The Court of Appeals judgment was delivered by Mr Jus-} tice Richmond. His Honour said that as regards Haskett’s appeal the con-: viction relating to the with-1 drawal receipt was quashed, and | a retrial on this count was not: warranted. Her appeal against conviction} on the first count was dis-: missed and she may now be sen- i fenced in the Supreme Court on ; that count. The appeal of Calder against I his conviction was allowed and ■that conviction too was quashed. l