William Garrow
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title:
William Garrow
text:
Sir William Garrow was an English barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advocacy system, which helped usher in the adversarial court system used in most common law nations today. He introduced the phrase "presumed innocent until proven guilty", insisting that defendants' accusers and their evidence be thoroughly tested in court. Born to a priest and his wife in Monken Hadley, then in Middlesex, Garrow was educated at his father's school in the village before being
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British barrister, politician and judge (1760–1840)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Garrow
date created:
2007-08-18T14:59:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T07:47:24Z
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