MASQUERADING AS POLICE.
CHRIPTCHURCH, August 11. George Devlin and William Betteridge were chaiged with being rogues and vagabonds, having been found at night di^gm'fred with felonious intent. Accused were the two who were alleged to have obtained money fioni pas-serfc-by while personating conHtables.
Mr Donnelly, counsel for accused, said the Criminal Code had abolished the common law rffence of impersonating a policeman, and no provision had been mad-e to make it an offence. The offence of imitating Volunteers' uniform wa* piovided for by the statute-, but it wa.s not an offence to masquerade as a policema-n. There was no provision making it compulsory for a man to go to the assistance of a constable. It was a common law offence in England, but not in New Zealand. Legislators in their wisdom, or haste, had not provided for the offence. His contention was 6ound, lie thought.
Sub-inspector M'Grath : Quite right. Mt Donnelly continued, saving that the police should make representations to have an amending act passed to protect the police in these c-ses The ca. es were di.-im
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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 18
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177MASQUERADING AS POLICE. Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 18
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