MANSLAUGHTER RETRIAL
\TFCKTjAND, August 7. T | U , ro .tri.il of Philip Terence EngV J h on a charge of manslaughter, on which the jury disagreed on Hnirsday resulted in a verdict of “not guilty . Summing up. Judge Stringer considered the jury might dismiss from then Lind; the contention of the Crown thnt the accused was travelling at an ex- , cessive speed'. They should' consider chiefly whether it had been proved that the accused didn’t keep a good ; look out. ..I Vft'u- a retirement of two hours, the . jury returned with a request that they ; should see a demonstration of car lights j in action. His honour agreed with both Counsel , that such a demonstration could only | he misleading. It would he impossible ; to reproduce the conditions of the night j in question, and represent the scene of accident completely. On his advice j the request was withdrawn. • Five minutes later the jury announced an acquittal, adding a rider expressing the opinion that motors should ho sufficiently lighted to safeguard the public, and that the Crown should rigidly enforce the law regarding cycle lighting.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 1
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183MANSLAUGHTER RETRIAL Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 1
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