POWERS OF POLICE
Obtaining Confessions CHIEF JUSTICE CRITICAL Melbourne, June 19. Strong criticism of the police system of obtaining confessions from accused persons and using them in evidence was uttered by the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Mann. Stating that examination by the police of persons in custody may be, and often is, carried to most undesirable excess, his Honour suggested that the powers of the police be greatly curtailed.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 226, 20 June 1936, Page 10
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