▁the ▁police ▁investigation ▁was ▁slo ppy ▁and ▁their ▁case ▁was ▁weak . ▁ ▁A ▁month ▁after ▁Adams ' ▁trial , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁God d ard ▁heard ▁a ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court ▁case ▁against ▁Roll s ▁House ▁Publishing , ▁publish ers ▁of ▁News week , ▁and ▁chain ▁of ▁news ag ents ▁W . H . ▁Smith , ▁who ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁during ▁Adams ' s ▁trial ▁had ▁respectively ▁published ▁and ▁distributed ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁containing ▁two ▁paragraph s ▁of ▁material ▁" high ly ▁pre jud icial ▁to ▁the ▁accused ", ▁saying ▁that ▁Adams ' s ▁victim ▁count ▁could ▁be ▁" as ▁high ▁as ▁ 4 0 0 ". ▁Each ▁company ▁was ▁f ined ▁£ 5 0 . ▁God d ard ▁made ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁his ▁contact ▁with ▁Roland ▁G w yn ne ▁or ▁of ▁a ▁potential ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest , ▁if ▁any ▁existed . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁God d ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁( GC B ) ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁ret iring ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁God d ard ▁res umed ▁regular ▁jud icial ▁sitt ings ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁continu ing ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁he ▁fully ▁retired . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁was ▁a