It is necessary to the administration of justice that every person who is accused of a crime should have an opportunity of being heard in his defence against the charge of which he is accused.


The King v. Justices of Surrey (1794), 6 T. R. 78.


It is necessary to the administration of justice that every person who is accused of a crime should have an opportunity of being heard in his defence ...

It is necessary to the administration of justice that every person who is accused of a crime should have an opportunity of being heard in his defence ...

It is necessary to the administration of justice that every person who is accused of a crime should have an opportunity of being heard in his defence ...

It is necessary to the administration of justice that every person who is accused of a crime should have an opportunity of being heard in his defence ...