SENTENCE EXCESSIVE.
ALTERED BY APPEAL COURT. .Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 30. The decision in the case of Rex v. Shortland, whic hwas argued on April 24, is that the sentence by Mr Justice Herdman of fifteen years and a flogging for rape is excessive. The sentence is reduced to five years, and the flogging remitted. Sir Robert Stout dissented regarding the reduction of the sentence.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 8
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66SENTENCE EXCESSIVE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 8
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