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« Telegraph. Press Association, Copyright Wellington, April 15. The Chief Justice passed sentences this morning on pleas of guilty entered in the Magistrates Court as follows : — James Madigan, of Palmerston, theft, 4 months; George H. Smith and F. H. Howard, Napier, breaking and entering, and in Howard's case, forgery, 6 months. The appeal in the case of O'Connor v. Hammond, an appeal against a conviction under the • idle and disorderly ' clause of the Police Offences Act of last session, was allowed by the Cbief Justice to-day. He held that habitual consorting with reputed thieves and prostitutes must mean more than occasional companionship, but there need not be repeated associating with the same person or persons to establish repute. It would be sufficient if several persons in the community believed it or if the police believed it and acted on their knowlege, and persons who associated with them knew of this repute among the police. As however, the case on appeal did not show the Magistrate had fouud "habitual " consorting proved, the appeal would be allowed without costs.
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Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 1411, 16 April 1902, Page 2
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