| Case Name | R v Simon Cedeno |
| Date | 1871/03/08 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Judge | Gresson J |
| Case Type | Criminal |
| Criminal Charge | Murder Manslaughter |
| Criminal Charge Other |
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| Civil Proceedings Other |
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| Government Proceedings Other |
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| Stage Of Proceedings | Indictment
Trial |
| Stage Of Proceedings Other |
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| Type Of Proceedings Other |
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| Ethnicity | Pakeha |
| Ethnicity Of Defendant | Pakeha |
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| Gender | Male |
| Gender Of Defendant | Male |
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| Name Of Counsel | Duncan (Prosecution) |
| Key Words | Murder
Homicide
Panama |
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| Notes | Cedeno was reported to be a native of Panama. He was convicted of the murder of Margaret Burke
Executed in Lyttelton on 5 April 1871 |
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| Sources | Star, 7 March 1871, p2; 8 March 1871, p3
'Records Relating to Murders - Simon Cedeno for murder of Margaret Burke - 1871 (Christchurch)', 1871, ACGS 16221 J22/7, Archives New Zealand, Wellington |
| Supplementary Materials | 'Famous New Zealand Trials - The Trial Of Simon Cedeno', New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 9, 1 January 1934, pp.34-38 |
