FRENCH JURY'S VERDICT
PUNISHMENT TOO SEVERE. MURDERER ACQUITTED. PARIS, Jim. 21. At the Seine Assizes a stonemason, Thill, was charged with the murder" of his son, aged 19, whom he shot in his sleep. It was admitted that the father was a drunken ne'or-do-well, and that the son was constantly upbraiding him. Tor the defence, it was alleged that the son was just as bad as his father. The jury asked what the punishment would be if a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances were returned. The Judge said it would be at least five years' imprisonment. The jury decided that this would be too severe and brought in a verdict of acquittal.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20779, 23 January 1931, Page 11
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113FRENCH JURY'S VERDICT New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20779, 23 January 1931, Page 11
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