No Warning Given
JUDGE AND A STATEMENT DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS HAMILTON, Nov. 19. A material observation on tho work of police officers in making inquiries was made by his Honour Air. Justice Fair in his charge to the Grand Jury when opening the Supreme Court session at Hamilton to-day. In recommending that no bill be returned in a caso of perjury his Honour referred to a’ long-standing axiom in English law that statements by accused persons should be rejoetod if any threat or inducement is offered when they are being obtained.
“I have had a fair amount of experience of tho work of the. Polico/Force in New Zealand. I think they constitute a force of which wo may well bo proud. They carry out their duties with efficiency, care, and good judgment. In the investigation of eases they are bound to ask numerous persons for explanations, but when they are satisfied that tho evidenco points .to the guilt of a cortain person they are, before taking statements from him, bound to warn him that they may be used in evidence against him. In this caso ol perjury tho Lower Court evidence shows that this warning was not given, consequently if a true bill is returned I shall direct tho Crown Prosecutor that this statement will not bo accepted.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 275, 21 November 1935, Page 9
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219No Warning Given Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 275, 21 November 1935, Page 9
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