MINNIE DEAN'S CASE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 4258, 17 July 1895, Page 6

MINNIE DEAN'S CASE.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL GRANTS

MR HANLON'S APPLICATION.

Last Saturday Mr A. C. Hanlon, counsel for Minnie Dean in the recent trial for child murder, received the following telegram, which was despatched from Wellington late yesterday afternoon :—: — Mr A. C. Hanlon, solicitor, Dunedin. Regina v. Dean. — The Attorney -General has consented to your application for leave to move the Court of Appeal herein. Formal consent by post

W. S. Reid, Solicitor-General. The present position may be thus stated : Mr Justice Williams took a note of the objection under subsection 3 of section 412 of the Criminal Code of 1893, said subsection reading thus : — Either the prosecutor or the accused may during the trial apply to the Court to reserve any sucfi question as aforesaid, and the Court, if it refuses so to reserve it, shall nevertheless take a note of such objection unless it considers the application frivolous.

Application was made by Mr Hanlon under subsection 1 of section 413 :—: —

If the Court refuses to reserve the question the party applying may, with the leave in writing of the Attorney-General, move the Court of Appeal as hereinafter provided. The Attorney-Ueneral may iv his discretion give or refuse such leave.

The leave thus referred to is now given, and the next step is for Mr Hanlon to move the Court of Appeal under the above subsection. If the leave to appeal is granted a case will be stated for the opinion of the Court of Appeal as if the question had been reserved at the trial. j&The ordinary sitting of the Court of Appeal takes place next November.