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Sir Aubrey Melford Steed Stevenson, PC (17 October 1902 – 26 December 1987), usually known as Sir Melford Stevenson, was an English barrister and, later, a High Court judge, whose judicial career was marked by his controversial conduct and outspoken views.
Melford Stevenson sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment (later reduced to 10), mostly spent in Category A high security prisons. Later he said he realised then that he "was the one who was angry and the people [he] met were more like the Slightly Cross Brigade".
Sir Aubrey Melford Steed Stevenson, PC (17 October 1902 – 26 December 1987), usually known as Sir Melford Stevenson, was an English barrister and, later, a High Court judge, whose judicial career was marked by his controversial conduct and outspoken views.
Apr 29, 2021 · In 1973, three members of the Met’s drugs squad were jailed at the Old Bailey and told by the judge, Melford Stevenson, that they had “poisoned the wells of criminal justice... and not the ...
Dec 30, 1987 · Sir Melford Stevenson, an outspoken judge who as a lawyer defended the last woman to be hanged in Britain, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 85 years old. Sir Melford became a barrister...
Sep 21, 2015 · "I am not going to waste words on you," said Justice Melford Stevenson as he sentenced Ronnie and Reggie Kray to life imprisonment. "In my view society has earned a rest from your activities."...
May 15, 2021 · When they were jailed for murder and sentenced to 30 years, the judge, Mr Justice Melford Stevenson, told them: “Society has earned a rest from your activities.”
