PROSECUTION FAILS
MOTORIST CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS .MAGISTRATE AND MEM ICG, raVIDBNCR (CJaif.tvt Pre*) A&wniatloa ' WELLINGTON, !. ;.. D-iy. .\ 1 1. to ■_' .tiiaiiisl Cat mine, an ag -n'. of hi ing I'ltink while in charge of ;, motor car. which came bel'oie Mr Page, S.M., today, completely laded. The constable who arrested accused gave evi deuce that Carmine ba:ued I is car down the street slowly, but was zig-zagging in such a manner as to lead him to question accused and arrest him. Own-whelm-ing evidence was brought that accused was sober. In dismissing the ease the Magistrate said that win-re the Police doctor under concumslanees like this piesumably holds an adverse view to that of tlie Police, ii would he proper to call him It might be that an accused was not able to gel a doctor of his own or to get witnesses like the one in the present case. It seemed proper thai- the medical man called by the police In examine an accused idmilld he hrotlghl In Court, even though his opinion was adverse to thai of the pros< cut ion.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 October 1926, Page 2
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180PROSECUTION FAILS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 October 1926, Page 2
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