ANONYMOUS LETTER
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Facts Brought Before Notice oi Judge BENCH'S COMMENTS
(By Telegraph-
HAMILTON, Feb. 20. Strong censure on the anonymous sender of a letter to him with referenco fco an accused person was passed by Mr Justice Fair after sentencing the prisoner in the Supreme Court. "I have received in connection witb this prisoner an anonymous letter which purposes to draw my attention to certain facts which I could consider in imposing sentence. It should be known by this time that any communication of this kind amounts to contempt oi court and interference -with the administration of justice, for which the law provides punishment." His Honour added that if a person wished to bring notices to the Court it could be done through the proper channels, the probation officer or the Crown solicitor, who would give it a sympathetic hearing.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 32, 22 February 1937, Page 8
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142ANONYMOUS LETTER Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 32, 22 February 1937, Page 8
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