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Trousers, spare.

Authors :
CYRIAX, OLIVER
Source :
Encyclopedia of Crime; 2009, p462-463, 2p
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

An encyclopedia entry for "spare trousers" is presented. It features Rayner Goddard, Lord Chief Justice of England in 1946, who is portrayed as a law student who failed his bar exams five times, a judge who supported corporal punishment, and a pervert who ejaculated when he pronounced a death sentence, requiring his clerk, Arthur Harris, to bring a spare pair of trousers to court. Other Lord Chief Justices who were considered worthless political appointees are mentioned including Sir William de Thorpe, Robert Tresilian and Judge Jeffries.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780233002668
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Encyclopedia of Crime
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
47814597