This particular angle originates from a classic piece of misdirection by Foot. When he describes how Mrs Dinwoodie said it happened on the Monday, he says that this was a problem for the prosecution.
In fact it was a problem for the defence. If it was the Monday it was not Hanratty.
To say "If he visited the sweetshop it must have been the Tuesday" is not a declaration that he did. The prosecution case was that he did not.
In fact it was a problem for the defence. If it was the Monday it was not Hanratty.
To say "If he visited the sweetshop it must have been the Tuesday" is not a declaration that he did. The prosecution case was that he did not.
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