Murder trial opens
The death of a man fromi a deep stab wound in the* .chest earlier this year hadi its sequel in the Supreme i Court at Dunedin yesterday' when an Alexandra youth appeared on a murder charge, j William Spencer Davis,! aged 18. has denied murdering Charles Douglas Robinson. aged 26, at Alexandra |on the night of June 9, this I year. i His trial is being heard by
ia jury before Mr Justice Sin-! iclair. i About 28 witnesses will be [called to give evidence for [the Crown during the hear- ■ ing, which is expected to take j three or four days., ! Mr D. L. Wood, with him ■Mr R. P. Bates, is prosecut- ■ ing. Davis is represented by iMr M. R. D. Guest, with ■Mr J. C. D. Guest as junior I counsel.
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