Jurors’ Excuses
•jurors excuses “1 wish to appeal for exemption on the grounds of deafness in the right ear,” said a juror in the Supreme Court, at Wellington. “Very well, you are excused,” said Mr. Justice Blair. “You have to hear both sides in this Court.” Another juror produced a doctor’s certificate in support of his application for exemption. His Honour studied it for some moments, then said: “That’s all right: I can’t read what he says is the matter with you, but it looks all right.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 6
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87Jurors’ Excuses Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 6
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