New Trial For Stuck On Murder Charge
WELLINGTON, Oct. 12. The Court of Appeal today allowed the appeal of William Albertus Stuck against his conviction on a charge of murdering Bertha Bessie Amy Day, who met her death while on a ra'bbit shooting expedition with Stuck last May. The Court of Appeal held that the evidence made manslaughtef a possible means of defence, and consequently this aspect should have been dealt with by the trial Judge in summing up. The court allowed the appeal accordingly, diid ordered' a new trial. *
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 October 1948, Page 5
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90New Trial For Stuck On Murder Charge Chronicle (Levin), 12 October 1948, Page 5
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