THE APPEAL COURT.
WELLINGTON, Monday. Judgment was reserved by the ApjiSSl Court in the Findlay case. The Court then took the case of the King v. James Nos'worthy, The latter was a herbalist, of Wanganui, who was convicted of supplying an instrument for an unlawful purpose. The conviction was appealed against on the ground that the evidence of the sale of similar instruments was improperly admitted, and that. there was really lio charge against him. Judge Chapman declined to withdraw the case from the jury, and against their conviction the prisoner now appeals. Mr Myers appeared for the Crown, and Mr Treadwell for the prisoner. Without calling on Mr MyerS, the CoUrt hold that the word "knowing" in criminal eas.es meant "believing," as decided in tho English case Regina v. Halloran, and consequently it did not matter whether there was a woman in the case or not. The case was therefore affirmed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 4
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152THE APPEAL COURT. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 4
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