▁God d ard ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Craig ▁and ▁D erek ▁Bent ley , ▁accused ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁PC ▁Sid ney ▁Mil es ▁at ▁a ▁Cro yd on ▁w are house ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Craig ▁had ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁PC ▁Mil es ▁while ▁resist ing ▁arrest ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁break ▁into . ▁Bent ley , ▁who ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁but ▁of ▁limited ▁intelligence , ▁had ▁gone ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁ur ging ▁Craig ▁to ▁shoot , ▁having ▁called ▁out ▁to ▁him , ▁" let ▁him ▁have ▁it , ▁Chris ", ▁when ▁a ▁polic eman , ▁Serge ant ▁Frederick ▁Fair f ax , ▁asked ▁Craig ▁for ▁the ▁gun . ▁Fair f ax ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁Craig . ▁ ▁Lord ▁God d ard ▁directed ▁the ▁j ury ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁that , ▁in ▁law , ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁as ▁guilty ▁of ▁firing ▁the ▁shot ▁as ▁Craig , ▁even ▁though ▁there ▁was ▁contradict ory ▁evidence ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁Craig ▁was ▁carrying ▁a ▁gun . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁God d ard ▁made ▁no ▁reference ▁to ▁Bent ley ' s ▁mental ▁state , ▁apart ▁from ▁when ▁Christmas ▁Hum ph re ys ▁asked ▁Bent ley ▁to ▁read ▁a ▁statement ▁he ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁made ▁to ▁Police ▁Offic ers ▁after ▁his ▁arrest . ▁God d ard ▁told ▁Hum ph re ys ▁that ▁Bent ley ▁couldn ' t