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The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836: Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial

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The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836: Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial. / Griffiths, Cerian .
In: Law, Crime and History, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2014, p. 28-47.

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Harvard

Griffiths, C 2014, 'The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836: Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial', Law, Crime and History, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 28-47. <http://www.lawcrimehistory.org/journal/vol,4%20issue2%202014/Griffiths%20The%20Prisoners%20Counsel%20Act%201836%20final.pdf>

APA

Griffiths, C. (2014). The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836: Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial. Law, Crime and History, 14(2), 28-47. http://www.lawcrimehistory.org/journal/vol,4%20issue2%202014/Griffiths%20The%20Prisoners%20Counsel%20Act%201836%20final.pdf

Vancouver

Griffiths C. The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836: Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial. Law, Crime and History. 2014;14(2):28-47.

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Griffiths, Cerian . / The Prisoners’ Counsel Act 1836 : Doctrine, Advocacy and the Criminal Trial. In: Law, Crime and History. 2014 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 28-47.

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