INDETERMINATE SENTENCES.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. An interesting point of law in reference to the indeterminate sentence iui posed under the Habitual Criminal Act waa brought up in an application before iiVlr. Justice Cooper to-day. h seems that a tman named William Jcnkinson sparrow, iu November, l!)0G, was tried on a charge of theft. Spar- j row was convicted and sentenced to' two years* imprisonment. After the date of the offence, but before the date of the trial, the Habitual Crimiaal Offenders Act came into force. Against Sparrow there were the requisite number of previous convictions and he was declared to be a habitual criminal. His sentence of two years has now expired and application was made for a ruta nisi to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued To discharge Sparrow form custody. His Honour granted the rule nisi and ar- | gument will be heard on the 30th inst.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 282, 23 November 1908, Page 2
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156INDETERMINATE SENTENCES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 282, 23 November 1908, Page 2
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