LEONARD HARPER'S TRIAL
♦ 1 CROWN OBJECTIONS TO THE SPECIAL ' JURY. j [BT TtLBGRAPH.— PB«BB ASSOOIATION.J j Christchurch, This Day. t The cases against Leonard Harper were ( commenced in the Supreme Court this morn- t ing before Mr. Justice Denniston and a , speoial jury. j Mr. Skerrett, of Wellington, is proseonting , on behalf of the Crown, and Sir Robert Stout j »nd Mr. Wilding appear for the dufenoe. , Before the jury was empannelled, Mr. r Skerrett said he had three substantive applioations to make— (1) That there was no valid ] jury competent to try the acoused, and there- t fore the proceedings would be coram non } judke ; (2) he applied to hia Honour to set q aside his Honour's order granting the jury, c on the ground that there was no j nrisdiotion ; j (3) he challenged the order and put in the challenge in writing. Argument is proceeding.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 132, 2 December 1895, Page 3
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