▁pun itive ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁effective , ▁a ▁view ▁also ▁shared ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁Lord ▁Den ning . ▁ ▁Bod kin ▁Adams ▁case ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁comm itt al ▁hearing ▁of ▁John ▁Bod kin ▁Adams ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁murder ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁God d ard ▁was ▁seen ▁d ining ▁with ▁Sir ▁Roland ▁G w yn ne ▁( May or ▁of ▁East bourne ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁panel ▁of ▁magistr ates , ▁and ▁ex - Att orney - General ▁Hart ley ▁Shaw cross ▁at ▁an ▁hotel ▁in ▁Lew es : ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁their ▁conversation ▁is ▁un report ed ▁and ▁unknown . ▁God d ard ▁had ▁already ▁appointed ▁Patrick ▁Dev lin ▁to ▁try ▁Adams ' s ▁case . ▁Three ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April , ▁while ▁the ▁j ury ▁was ▁out ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁ver dict ▁on ▁Adams ' s ▁first ▁charge ▁of ▁murder , ▁God d ard ▁tele phon ed ▁to ▁Dev lin ▁to ▁suggest ▁to ▁him , ▁if ▁Adams ▁were ▁found ▁not ▁guilty , ▁to ▁grant ▁Adams ▁b ail ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁on ▁a ▁second ▁count ▁of ▁murder . ▁Dev lin ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁surprised ▁since ▁a ▁person ▁accused ▁of ▁murder ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁given ▁b ail ▁before ▁in ▁British ▁legal ▁history , ▁but ▁on ▁consideration ▁saw ▁its ▁mer it , ▁but ▁this ▁move ▁has ▁been ▁pla us ibly ▁suggested ▁as ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁the ▁pro