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Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Thursday, 24th March 2011
In a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ series (Garrows Law) it is suggested that a prisoner had no right to give evidence in his own defence, something we all take for granted. When, if this is so, was the law altered? I have tried googling it without success. Meanwhile I am reading a book The Secret River, set in 1806 where the defendant is allowed to speak. Any offers?
Grumpyfred, the point isis that Garrow was the first lawyer to insist that the accused person had a right to defence counsel. Prior to that there was a Judge and jury but no chance for a prisoner's defence to be heard..
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Silver Jenny, it still doesn't give us a date for when the law was changed. I would be interested to see if it was after the time that Secret River (1805) is set. Kate Grenville was born in Australia and I wondered if she had assumed the right of reply.
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