BAIL ALLOWED.
Appeal Against Magistrate’s Refusal. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 13. The refusal of a Magistrate to grant an accused person bail led to an application being made to Mr Justice Ostler to-day for the prisonre’s release. The application was opposed by the police. The accused's counsel said that the Magistrate had refused bail mostly because of the accused’s past history, but he contended that that was not a proper ground for refusal. The Judge said that previous convictions were not sufficient ground for refusal. Unless it could be shown that the accused was likely to abscond from bail there was no good reason to refuse it.
Counsel for the prisoner said that there was no danger of the man absconding. After considering authorities, the Judge granted bail in the sum of £IOO, with one surety of £IOO, conditionally on the accused reporting daily to the police. ________
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20330, 13 June 1934, Page 7
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