The King v Way - [1947] NZLR 514

Criminal Law — Appeal from Conviction — Attempt — Misdirection — Evidence — Attempted Indecent Assault of Girl of Ten Years — Whether Evidence disclosed such Offence — Failure of Judge to warn Jury of Danger of Accepting Evidence of Young Children — Failure to Inform Jury as to what Parts of Children's Evidence corroborative — New Trial granted — Criminal Appeal Act, 1945, ss 3, 4.

Criminal Law — Practice — Trial — Extract from Reported Judgment read to Jury by Judge — No distinguishing of Facts therein from Facts before Jury — Wrong Practice.