Talk:John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey

Cleanup work
Corrected this statement: Also he was the judge in Woolmington v. DPP.

To this, which is more grammatically correct, and true:

Viscount Sankey's judgment in Woolmington v DPP is famous for iterating the duty inherent on the Prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In pertinent part, his judgment stated: "Throughout the web of the English criminal law one golden thread is always to be seen - that it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt subject to what I have already said as to the defence of insanity and subject also to any statutory exception..." This judgment is usually referred to as the 'golden thread'.

While he was indeed a judge in Woolmington v DPP, he wasn't the only one. In this particular case before the House of Lords, there was 5. LudBob 05:35, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Political party
Political party in the info box states Labour, but he would have been expelled from Labour on joining the National Government. I would presume he was in National Labour after 1931, but not sure what he was in later life. Dunarc (talk) 20:54, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Coat of arms
totally inaccurate 212.129.87.170 (talk) 23:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)