SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1930, Page 2

SUPREME COURT

*• (By Telegraph—Per Prist As lociation.

' WELLINGTON,, September 19.. - Prisoners were ''sentenced to-day as follows:—

Theodore knowledge at Okahuna, 12 niontb.s’probation,, and - to, pay costs' £1 J9s 6d. He was 20, and had since married the girl with- the consent of : her parents: Richard Howe,. Emit* and J&mes MeTavish, breaking,v entering and theft,■ 12 months hard- ‘labour each, 'at expiration of the ■sentences already bp-ing.-undergone.* f :

Leslie Chafes Ling, forgery, uttering, and eight charges of forgery at Blenheim, two years’ hard labour. ; Edward Martin, perjury, two years' probation, and to pay £l. Is costs.

William Victor Haslani, breaking and entering at Palmerston North, 18 months’ reformative detention. v

. William Frederick Cquehfuan, 4jj, incest at Wanginui,( six years’ Impel labour, concurrent, on each of tyty charges, and three mouths’ concurrent, on a charge of attempted suicide.

APPEAL COURT. WELLINGTON, September 18.1 Under ’the Judicature Amendment Act,: 19181 it .wm prbided that ts*p first and second divisions of the . Art peal Court should sit and exercjfe their . jurisdiction separately; by special order of the Governpiy General. In July, however, certain legal question in the Supreme: Court' concerning the trial ; of iklfr’pd Edward Storey, on a charge of rmn4 slaughter and offence qgaiuqt Sect|oj.r 27 of the Motpr .’Vehicles ; Act, 1924 was, referred to the first'division of the Appeal Court, on September 24th. The Chief Justice and -Judge Reed liavp now recommended that the points -*vt issue are of such' importance and difficulty that they have recommended tlje Governor tb authorise that both* divisions should sit together. Notice Js given in the Gazette that the Governor lias issued such order, and both divisions will sjt together, as dicated for-this case. • SUPREME COURT. ; WESTPORT, September 19. John Thomas ~ Glanfowd Morgan, committed for sentence from the lower court, for breaking and entering ■ a bootmaker’s 9hop at Burnett's Face, appeared before Judge Adams. His .Honour -agreed. with the probation officer that the prisoner could. not b* • treated - with leniency . again, • . He wouldiMirwt;- that he be detained for a period oL relprniHtive treatment for a period not exoeediug twelve months in tlm hope- that he would find some principle that /W'obld . 'sustain Irfm criminal tendencies for the rest of his life. ‘ WESTPORT, September 19,

Leo Reginald Dennis, on three liflfges of forgery was found guilty and a recommendation to mercy. 1 T 1 His'Honour said liis i record. showed, theft, false pretences and then theft again. He had had probation, reformative treatment and imprisonment. In view of the recommendation of the jury,. which was not only his duty, but a pleasure to give effect to, he would give him 12 bonths’ reformative treatment.