SUPREME COURT.
THE ORINGI CASE
Per Press Association. NAPIER, May 23. The case in which Stanley Jorda.g Madden, Ronald Herbert Floyd, Robert Floyd and another juvenile (whose name was ordered to be suppressed) were charged that, on March 31, 1934, at Oringi, near Dannevirke, being armed with an offensive wedpon, a six-chambered revolver, they assaulted with intent to rob, was concluded toThe jury returned a verdict of guilty of assault and prisoners were remanded for sentence. ■ In announcing the decisions, of the Court, Mr Justice Blair said he had to recognise the jury’s verdict. He expressed regret that lie was not in a position to order a flogging. He thought the whole affair lamentable and disgraceful. The stratagem adopted was regrettable, as it. might encourage motorists to pass any injured person on the roadside.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 24 May 1934, Page 2
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134SUPREME COURT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 24 May 1934, Page 2
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