A POLICEMAN'S UNIFORM.
INTERESTING LAW POINTS. (By Toleffraph—Prcßß AaioolaUoo.) Christchurch, August 11. Geo. Devlin, and William Betteridge were charged with being rogues and vagabonds, having been found at night disguised, with felonious intent. Accub«l were the two who were alleged to have obtained money from persons by personating constables. : Mr. Donnelly, coiinsol for accused,' said the Criminal dodo had abolished the common law offence of impersonating a policeman, and no provision had been mado to make it an offence. The offonco of imitating a volunteer 1 s .uniform was provided for by statute, but it was not au offence to masquerade as a policeman. There was no provision making it compulsory for a man to go to the assistance ot a constable. It was a common law offenoo in England, but not in New Zealand, 'fhe' legislators, in' thoir wisdom or haste, had not provided for the offonco. The contention was sound-bo thought. Sub-Inspector M'Grath : Quite right. Mr. Donnolly said that the police should make representations to havo an amending Act passed to protect police in these cas'ca. The cases were dismissed.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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182A POLICEMAN'S UNIFORM. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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