SUPREME COURT CASES

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1928, Page 7

SUPREME COURT CASES

PALMERSTON SESSIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Feb. 7. The quarterly session of the Supreme Court opened this morning before Mr. Justice McGregor. Addressing the Grand Jury, his Honour said that the criminal calendar was rather a heavy one, there being five persons for trial on five indictments. Some were grave and serious jbffences. Two of the cases were of a kind becoming altogether too frequent, namely, motor accident cases. In each of these a death was caused, allegedly through a negligent act or omission on the part of a driver. The law was quite clear; any person driving a motor vehicle must exercise reasonable care, otherwise he was criminally liable if any person, whether a passenger or otherwise, was killed by his negligence. True bills were found in four cases ano "no bill” was returned in the case wherein it was alleged that Alexander Kirk Mit. chell had caused the death of his wife through negligent driving of a motor-car. DUNEDIN SITTINGS. Dunedin, Feb. 7. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened with five cases for trial, two involving charges of indecent assault on Jittie girls. Charles Alexander Moore, for theft ol money from a dwelling, was entenced to three years’ reformative detention. ACQUITTED OF THEFT CHARGE. Wellington, Last Night. The quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court opened to-day. There is a light calendar. Cyril Eugene Walsh, charged with the theft on December 6 of a wallet and £l5 in notes, the property of George Beveridge, a hotel barman, pleaded not guilty. He strongly denied his guilt and said the wallet had been handed to him. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty and the accused was acquitted.