COURT OF APPEAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143839, 13 July 1912, Page 3

COURT OF APPEAL.

SOME APPEALS REFUSED. ■ Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 12. ' At the conclusion of Mr. Singer,'s argument in the case Rex v. Mickelson,-'' the court, intimated. that; it did not wish to hbar tho Solicitor-General on behalf of the Crown. Tho court unani- ’ ■ mously decided that the judge’s ruling . was tight in law and affirmed tho conviction. ■; The court then heard the cose of Res v Weston. The question raised was ■' the existence or extent of corroboration of the evidence of the two main witnesses for tho Crown. Prisoner " was convicted for , performing an illegal operation on one of the uiid witnesses at the request of the other main wit- • ness. Mr. \V. H. D. Bell appeared for the prisoner, and the Solicitor-General for tho Crown. ■ Tho court unanimously affirmed the conviction.' The court then adjoumedi till Mon- : <&y- .. ' :: -V'v: ,H