THE CRIMES BILL.
APPEAL ON SENTENCES ALLOWED. (By Wire.—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night. The Crimea Amendment Bill, intro-duced-in the House of Representatives, proposes to extend the right of appeal in criminal cases. Any person convicted of a crime, or sentenced for any crims, on a, plea of guilty in the Supreme Court, may apply to the Appeal Court for leave to appeal against the. sentence, on the ground that it is excessive, unless it is a sentence fixed by law. If leave is granted, the appeal will be dealt, with by the Court of Appeal. The Bill extends the functions of the Prisons Board to cover all persons undergoing sentences of imprisonment. The Government may prescribe the terms under which applications may be made to the Prisons Board, and may ■fix periods that must elapse after sentence is passed before application is made to the Board. Probationary licenses issued to any person under sentence of imprisonment (not being a habitual criminal or a habitual offender) may be for, such term as the GovernorGeneral thinks fit, not exceeding twice the period of the unexpired term of imprisonment.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1920, Page 5
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186THE CRIMES BILL. Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1920, Page 5
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