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Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police, says Walter Pitman
Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police, says Walter Pitman

Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police, says Walter Pitman

Date1/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police; says Walter Pitman. Above; a matron hands coffee to a woman held overnight at station No. 13 on Markham St.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011144F
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