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High Court Wellington
7 August; 13 August 1953
F B Adams J
7 August; 13 August 1953
F B Adams J
Police Offences — Vagrancy — Habitually consorting with Reputed Thieves — Facts to be proved — Mens rea — Cumulative Weight of Evidence of Association determining Factor — Police Offences Act, 1927, s 49(d).
Justices — Costs — Appeal from Conviction — Appeal by Defendant succeeding on Merits — Conviction Quashed — Allowance of Costs against Informant — Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, ss 325, 328.