in the Oz trial, he had given Dennis a reduced punishment on the basis of his "lower intelligence". In 1995, Dennis, by now a millionaire publisher, won a libel action against The Spectator. In an article published on 20 May 1995, Argyle had claimed Dennis and his Oz co-defendants had imported and peddled drugs to school children, and also implied that they were behind threats against his life which had obliged him to stay in a hotel during the trial, guarded by armed Special Branch police. The Spectator donated £10,000 to two charities nominated by Dennis, in lieu of damages. However he declined to sue Argyle personally, commenting: "Oh, I don't want to make him a martyr of the Right: there's no glory to be had in suing an 80-year-old man and taking his house away from him. It was just a totally obvious libel." He retired from the Bench in 1987, after receiving a public reprimand from the Lord Chancellor for public statements that foreign immigration into the United Kingdom was out of control, and that Capital Punishment should be reintroduced into England's judicial system for certain crimes. Death Argyle died in his 84th year on 4 January 1999 at Fiskerton, in Nottinghamshire. Personal life Argyle married Ann Newton in 1951, the marriage producing three daughters. References 1915 births 1999 deaths 20th-century English judges Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People educated at Shardlow Hall Recipients of the Military Cross British King's Counsel British Army personnel of World War II 7th Queen's Own Hussars officers People educated at Westminster School, London