▁clear ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁stronger ▁sentences ▁were ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁tack le ▁both . ▁However , ▁God d ard ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁give ▁young ▁off enders ▁prob ation ▁rather ▁than ▁cust od ial ▁sentences , ▁if ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁respond . ▁ ▁God d ard ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁law ▁degree . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁stop - g ap , ▁God d ard ▁served ▁twelve ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁before ▁ste pping ▁down ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁ID ▁C ards ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁God d ard ▁ruled ▁in ▁Will cock ▁v ▁M uck le ▁that ▁giving ▁police ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁demand ▁an ▁ID ▁card ▁" from ▁all ▁and ▁su nd ry , ▁for ▁instance , ▁from ▁a ▁lady ▁who ▁may ▁leave ▁her ▁car ▁outside ▁a ▁shop ▁longer ▁than ▁she ▁should ", ▁made ▁people ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁" in cl ines ▁them ▁to ▁ob struct ▁the ▁police ▁instead ▁of ▁to ▁assist ▁them ." ▁Therefore , ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁demand ▁that ▁individuals ▁show ▁their ▁ID ▁cards ▁was ▁un law ful ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁purposes ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁card ▁was ▁adopted . ▁ID ▁C ards , ▁in ▁force ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁were ▁abol ished ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Craig ▁and ▁Bent ley ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 2