THE HALL CASE.
CHRISTCHURCH, March 12.
Tho Court of Appeal held that strong moral probability was not the kind of law ; in fact, it was that kind of proof rightly rejected by English law, aud it was the duty of tho court to see justice administered according to law. The judge who tried the case had practically no option in admitting the evidence. No single judge could have taken it upon himself to refuse admission of such evidence Tho coiirt is, therefore, uuanimously of opinion that prisoner ought not to havo been convicted. Mr. Justice Johnston, who delivered judgment, stated, on behalf of tho Chief Justice, that ho agreed in the decision, but not with all tho reasous for it.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1574, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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