INFORMATION WITHHELD

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1930, Page 11

INFORMATION WITHHELD

ACCUSED MAN’S HISTORY

JUDGE’S GREAT DIFFICULTY.

POLICE COMMISSIONER’S BAN.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. . Auckland, Last Night.

When Harold John Windsor was brought before Mr. Justice Herdman'for sentence this morning, Mr. Noble, in pleadimr for accused, remarked that His Honour° no doubt knew the family history of accused. • , His Honour said he had the greatest difficulty in getting any information! as to prisoner’s previous record, if lany, and it was only. through the of the Crown Solicitor that it was .‘possible for him to get any information. _ Mr. Noble .said accused had been m • gaol before and other members of the family also. There was not much to be said for accused. Perhaps ifj ’he Court could, see its way to give him a short sentence -it would bring accused to realise the folly of his ways. ; His Honour imposed a sentence cif reformative treatment not exceeding; two years. . In connection with the statement of ■His Honour that 1 he finds'it very l difficult to get any information concerning previous convictions of prisoners to be” sentenced, it is understood that difficulty has only been experienced in t?e past .six months. Prior to.that reports were always supplied to the judges, but about six .months ago it .is stated a circular was issued from the Commissioner’s office forbidding the practice which had obtained.