ANSWERS OF LORD DENMAN TO THE CRIMINAL LAW COMMISSION
... (From the ' Parliamentary Report ' just issued.) 1. Our procedure for the purpose of preliminary in- quiry is open to great objection. The injured party may be helpless, ignorant, interested, corrupt. He is altogether irresponsible; yet his dealing with the criminal may effec- tuallal defeatjustice. On general principles, it would evi- dently be desirable to appoint a public prosecutor, and I ...