OUTCRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
A JURY'S DECISION OVER-
TURNED.
Received September 30,1.20 a.m. Sydney, September 29. ■ The position of the Government is; likely to ba challenged over the action of the Attorney-General in recommending the release of Friedman, a well-known merchant and money lender, who was sentenced to twelve months on a charge ef receiving a large quantity of stolen property. The Judge, in passing sentence, said that if it had been within his province to decide the case he would not have found acoused guilty, but he must abide by the decision of the jury. "Within 24 hours of the passing ot the sentence Friedman was released* The press and public have raised a great outcry against what they claim . to be the deliberate ignoring of the jury system. The matter will ba aired itt the At) semjriy to-morrow,
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 228, 30 September 1902, Page 2
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141OUTCRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 228, 30 September 1902, Page 2
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