WAS IT A MISTAKE?
BENEFIT OF DOUBT CHARGE DISMISSED Press Association. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning with eight cases involving charges against 13 persons. Mr. Justice Sim, in his address to the Grand Jury, referred to the case of Harry Albert Park, charged with fraudulently stating that he had posted a postal packet containing a money order for £5, whereas he did not post it. Accused made a complaint to the post office about the matter, and it was quite clear, said the Judge, from the evidence, that he did not post the packet. It seemed almost incredible that any sane man would fraudulently make such a complaint. In a statement to the police accused said he had made a mistake and wished to withdraw the complaint. If the jury were satisfied the man made the statement by mistake, then it ought not return a true bill. No man was liable to punishment for mere stupidity, or for making a mistake. The Grand Jury found no bill.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 113, 3 August 1927, Page 13
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174WAS IT A MISTAKE? Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 113, 3 August 1927, Page 13
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