HC Deb 23 May 1916 vol 82 cc1989-90
80. Mr. T. M. HEALY

asked the Attorney-General whether a plea of autrefois acquit has been pleaded on a trial for wilful murder where the acquittal was that of a military tribunal after the Proclamation of martial law?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Frederick Smith)

I am unable to trace any case in which such a plea has been pleaded in the circumstances mentioned in the question.