"Judges are strongly of opinion that cases against youthful persons should be dealt with in the Children’s Court instead of being taken before a judge and jury in the Supreme Court. 1 agree with them,” ..said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch on Tuesday, in adjourning to the Children’s Court the hearing of a charge against a boy who was stated to be just over the a tT e specified. “ I don’t think that the Legislature ever intended that children should go to the Supremo Court,” continued Mr Mosley, “ except in serious cases such as manslaughter, murder, and ireason The Children's Court can deal with the case very much bettor than a judge and jury.” The charge against the boy (says the Lyttelton Times,' was that on September 22 he forged a cheque for £34 30» 6d, with intent that it should lie irtt«4 upon m genuine.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20222, 7 October 1927, Page 10
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