CRIMINAL CASES.
PROPOSED ALTERATION IN LAW. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. July 25. The Juries Amendment Bill wasintroduced in the Legislative Council to-day by Hon.' J. MacGregor and read the first time. It proposes that a verdict by a fivesixths majority may be accepted in criminal cases and that a trial may be continued notwithstanding that the jury may be reduced in number.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 176, 26 June 1926, Page 8
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62CRIMINAL CASES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 176, 26 June 1926, Page 8
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