HC Deb 28 July 1955 vol 544 cc191-2W
76. Mr. Teeling

asked the Attorney-General, as from what date, in murder cases, copies of relevant statements made to the police by persons since deceased, which are not admissible as dying declarations, have been made available to the defence; and at that date how many people there were serving life sentences for murder who had been reprieved and about whom such statements were in existence at the time of their trial but were not shown to their defending counsel.

The Attorney-General

So far as is known it has always been the practice to make these documents available to the defence. The second part of the Question does not therefore arise.

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