Evidence suppressed
PA Rotorua Little evidence was made public on the first day of a depositions hearing at Taupo in which a Taupo man is charged with the murder of a Turangi service station attendant on August 16. Evidence concerning six photographs taken by two police photographers was suppressed by Mr E. S. Tuckwell, S.M. The evidence presented was objected to by the defence counsel, Mr A. D. Baragwanath, of Rotorua. Before the Court was Menzies Reginald John Hallett, aged 38, a real estate
i agent, charged with the mur- , der of Rodney Tahu at Tu- ] rangi. ‘ The hearing is expected to! . take a week as 50 prose-, I cution witnesses are to be] f called by the Rotorua Crown! prosecutor, Mr M. H. Moore. , The hearing is being held in! ’ the Taupo Rugby Club prem-l ..Uses to allow’ normal court] ’! matters to proceed in the! ' I Magistrate’s Court. II Witnesses who gave evi-l ,;dence yesterday' were two; ']police photographers, a reg-; jistered surveyor, a detective] ,!constable, and a detective] ’ | sergeant. j Detective Constable A. ’ White told the Court he col-| ,fleeted 198 exhibits. Howlever, much of this evidence! was objected to and details] were suppressed by the; (Magistrate.
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