Full trial sequence243–272 now read.272: Robert guilty all4charges,18months; Walter guilty2and4/not proven1and3,9months; reporting through Barker, not original court transcript.
Comparative historical evidence; source layers and limitations are recorded in the related Literature Note.
The conclusion separates defense addresses, judicial summing-up, verdict and sentence. Those reporting categories must not be flattened into one undifferentiated statement of fact.
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The Pattison Trial: Close of the Case for the Crown, Falkirk Herald, July 20, 1901, as identified at PDF 243 and reproduced by Barker
Fresh review29September2026 against277-page PDF SHA256 f074ba4591588123783daec22e0bdc4e031635dd3ae77ec8acf1ac220b748195. All pages read/visually surveyed;71details. Original periodicals uncollated. Full trial sequence243–272 now read.272: Robert guilty all4charges,18months; Walter guilty2and4/not proven1and3,9months; reporting through Barker, not original court transcript.
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The conclusion separates defense addresses, judicial summing-up, verdict and sentence. Those reporting categories must not be flattened into one undifferentiated statement of fact.
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