A CURIOUS LEGAL POINT.
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{ Auckland, February 20. A curious point has arisen in regard to the validity or otherwise of a warrant of imprisonment. A Maori was sentenced about two years ago at Tauranga to three month?, but escaped whilst on his way to prison. A few days since he surrendered himself at Maketu, when hewas charged with having escaped from legal custody. The prisoner was then ordered to servo the time months' impriaonmeut previously imposed, and the warrant which had been issued when the Maori was first sentenced was endorsed. The prisoner was brought to Auckland gaol, when the governor refused to ndmit him, saying that, he did not recognise the old warrant, the term of the sentence having long expired. The quoslion was then ruf tried to Dr Giles, R.M., who said that he thought Mr Reston justified in the course he had taken Dr Giles believed the warrant valid, and that it would be a miscarriage of justice if tho sentence imposed were not carried out. He tecommeucled that the Government be communicated with on the subject. The Maori has, however, since be(-u released from custody.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8734, 21 February 1890, Page 2
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193A CURIOUS LEGAL POINT. Otago Daily Times, Issue 8734, 21 February 1890, Page 2
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