CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 400

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Ser Jolen Amale stated in a letter- addressed to His Excellency his opinion that a Solicitor as well as a Counsel.. should be assiqued for the defence of prisoners in all capital advised, as he said a defence without a Solicitor was a delusion. In this the Governor cousured.

Cases;

and so

2 8 to solicitor was assiqued to act

with Creusel eve

defence

was

Bleins

blings therefore a delusion.

case.

be

His

be a commentation

forlife.

f. This letter is preceded by of the sentirice of belung a Shair from death to pecial servitude for life.

The marsidable inference is that - carriage of Justice bas taken place.

seat

-carriage of Justice bas

10.

a mis-

11 If any

sakin plass I as the Judge, who previded, at the trial any

f

who

asciated and for import and then wild respectfully disclaim

must

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ell responsibility.

14.

There

is mo

rule or law

or evew?

hualand with

ow a

practice either lure or in which I am requainted imposing Judge about to try a prisoner on a cifutal charge the

to lim

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ao mi

Solleitor as well as a 15. It is sesent air bugland.

Bergland as well a here for Judges

to request counsel to o undertake the defence of prisoners outrial for capital offences who are unable to provide such resistance for thunselors the grounds of lummunity and to avoid the difficult, trak, and great anxiety

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