“A WAR WRECK”
COUNSEL’S PLEA AFFECTED BY WOUNDS “This man is a piece of wreckage from the war,” said Mr. G. P. Finlay. “He came back covered in decorations, but with a piece of metal in his head, which when he takes liquor, is always liable to affect his mental control.” The accused, Albert Henry Parrish, appeared for sentence at the Supreme Court this morning on a charge of indecent assault. Counsel submitted that sucli men should be cared for in some way without being placed in gaol. “The country sent them away, and it should look after them now when they come back in this state,” said Mr. Finlay. Mr. Justice Stringer: T would be pleased to do something like tliat if it were possible. But I can’t allow him at large as a menace to the community.
Mr. Meredith, for the Crown, sug gested that perhaps a term of reforma tlve treatment would meet the case.
His Honour stated that that was the only ‘thing he could do. A term of reformative treatment would bring prisoner under the notice of the Prisons Board, and if there was a chance of him coming under proper control lie could be released.
Accused was sentenced to a period of reformative treatment not exceeding five years.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 38, 7 May 1927, Page 4
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