429
3 1
for a
Remarks by the Attorney General
on Mr. H. H. Nelson's letter.
This was a misdemeanour.
private prosecution
If the prosecutor wished for a special jury, his proper course was to apply to the Court under Section 17 of Ordinance 11 of 1861. The power vested in the Attorney General by section 1 of Ordinance 8 of 1872, which is the section under which it was desired that I should act, is clearly not intended to be used in the case of a private prosecution for misdemeanour.
Even if it were, there was nothing in the circumstances making it specially desirable for me to use it in M. Nelson's case, nor did W. Nelson allege any ground why I should use it. On
429
3 1
for a
Remarks by the Attorney General
on Mr. H. H. Nelson's letter.
This was a
misdemeanour.
private prosecution
If the prosecutor
wished for a special jury, his proper
course was to apply to the Court under Section 17 of Ordinance 11 of 18614. The power the Attorney General by
vested in the
section!
of Ordinance 8 of 1872, which is the section under which it was desired that I should
act, is clearly not intended to be used in
of a private prosecution for
the case
misdemeanour.
Even
if it were, there was
nothing in the circumstances making it
specially
desirable
for me
to use it in
M. Nelson's case, nor did W. Nelson allege
any ground why
I should use it. On
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