TRIAL OF RAMEKA
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . AUCKLAND, This Day. . In the -trial of Rameka this morning I for the alleged murder of Mrs. Johnson, j Mr. AY. Noble, for the prisoner, aiid Mr. V. K. Meredith, Crown Prosecutor, addressed tho jury, and his Honour, Mr. Justice Smith, began his summing up. Ho told the jury that no distinction was to be drawn between Maoris and Europeans'regarding the,standard of conduct required when an insult was offered that was sufficient to deprive a person of self control. As far as punishment was concerned; that was a matter in which racial considerations might. be taken into account.
His Honour said that a vital part of the case was whether the accused or the deceased's daughter, who was the only* eye-witness, was telling the truth about what happened in the bedroom. Was a taunt ever made to provoke the accused? Had ho taken any poison before ho entered the room, or did he take the bottle out of his pocket after ho went in? Did he take the knife from his pocket inside the room?
The summing up ended at 1.20. p.m,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310806.2.92
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume 32, Issue 32, 6 August 1931, Page 14
Word Count
188TRIAL OF RAMEKA Evening Post, Volume 32, Issue 32, 6 August 1931, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in