Justice Stevenson on retirement

Title

Justice Stevenson on retirement

Genre

News report

TX Date

11 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:03:17

Description

Ken Dennis reports on the career of Justice Melford Stevenson, who is to retire after 53 years as a QC and High Court judge, and who served in many high-profile trials, defended Ruth Ellis and sentenced the Kray gang, and is principally renowned for his stiff sentences and caustic comments.

Contributors

Ken Dennis

Keywords

Ruth Ellis; Judges; Retirement; Reggie Kray; Ronnie Kray; High Court; Melford Stevenson

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.