▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁interview ▁he ▁ever ▁gave , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁God d ard ▁told ▁David ▁Y al lop ▁that ▁being ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁easy ▁job . ▁When ▁Y al lop , ▁who ▁believed ▁that ▁Craig ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁and ▁Bent ley ▁thus ▁cleared , ▁asked ▁God d ard ▁about ▁D erek ▁Bent ley ' s ▁execution , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁following ▁reply , ▁" Yes , ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁repr ieved . ▁He ▁certainly ▁should ▁have ▁been . ▁There ' s ▁no ▁doubt ▁in ▁my ▁mind ▁what so ever ▁that ▁Bent ley ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁repr ieved ". ▁God d ard ▁also ▁said ▁if ▁F y fe ▁had ▁consult ed ▁him ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁recommended ▁a ▁repr ieve ▁ ▁God d ard ▁remarked ▁that ▁what ▁trouble d ▁him ▁was ▁not ▁Bent ley ▁being ▁h anged ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁minimum ▁age , ▁but ▁the ▁hard ▁facts ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁being ▁innoc ent ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁PC ▁Mil es . ▁ ▁God d ard ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sl am ▁David ▁Max well ▁F y fe ▁in ▁the ▁two - hour ▁interview , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁recommendation ▁to ▁mer cy ▁to ▁Max well - F y fe ▁and ▁that ▁" B ent ley ' s ▁execution ▁was ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁supre me ▁il log ical ity . ▁I ▁was ▁never ▁consult ed