Unusual Application Before Full Court
WELLINGTON, June 3. An application for the quashing or setting aside of a plea of guilty :n the Magistrate's Court to a charge of rape was heard before the Full Court in the Supreme Court today on oehalf of Desmond Walsh, aged 19. a cook from) H.M.N.Z.S. Bellona. The applicaUon was first made on May 11, when Walsh appeared before Mr. Justice Fair for sentence. Ile was then remanded to appear before the Full Court. Today the case is being heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Hnmphrey O Leary, and Justices Fair and Gresson. Counsel for Walsh, Mr. W. V. Gazley, said that as far as the presiding Justices in the Lower Court were concerned, he would not say that they had done anything wilfully or perversely wrong, but he would say that they had. failed to do certain things because of ignorance. The court stafi was completely blameless as far as the formal taking of depositions was concerned. As far as the police were concerned, he would contend that there was impronriety on the part of oue police officer, not wilfully or perversely out through ivnorance and a desire to do the best he could on behalf of accused. The hearing is proceeding.
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1948, Page 5
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