POL00059376 - Josephine Hamilton Case Study: Letter from J A McFarlane to Mr Richard Joy in re: Regina v Josephine Hamilton, Plea and case management hearing 12th march 2007 at Winchester Crown Court

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23” February 2007 Legal Services
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Dear Sir
REGINA v JOSEPHINE HAMILTON

WINCHESTER CROWN COURT
PLEA AND CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING - 12™ MARCH 2007

Please find enclosed a copy of a letter which I have today forwarded to the Defence
Solicitors Messrs Tanner & Taylor dealing with disclosure together with a schedule
referred to therein.

1am also enclosing a copy of the Forms CSO06D and E.

Yours faithfully

GRO

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Principal Lawyer
Criminal Law Division

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Our Ref: CRM/253367/JMcF
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Dear Sirs
REGINA v JOSEPHINE HAMILTON

WINCHESTER CROWN COURT
PLEA AND CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING - 12™ MARCH 2007

I am required to disclose to you any prosecution material which has not previously been
disclosed and which might reasonably be considered capable of undermining the
Prosecution case against the accused or of assisting the case for the accused.

At this stage there is no prosecution material which meets the above test.

Attached to this letter is a copy of a Schedule of Non-Sensitive Unused Material.

If you supply a written Defence Statement to me the material will be further reviewed in
the light of that statement.

Yours faithfully

J A McFarlane
Principal Lawyer
Criminal Law Division

GRO_

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Schedule of Non-Sensitive
Unused Material

Ry _ Josephine Hamilton Investigation Commencement Date: _09 March 2006

The Disclosure Officer believes that the following material which does not form part of the prosecution case is NOT SENSITIVE

{tem DESCRIPTION WHERE HELD FOR LEGAL
No SERVICES USE
*COMMENT
4 Horizon Event Log Balancing printout I Post Office Ltd, 14 High St
from 26/01/06 — 09/03/06 Eastleigh, Hants, SO50 STA.
2 Manual cash sheets with associated { Eastleigh

Horizon cash declaration printouts
for 20, 21, 24, 25 & 26 January 2005

3 Photocopy of reference given to Eastleigh
Josephine Hamilton by outgoing
Postmaster (Alwyn Tom Stacy)
dated 23 July 2003.

4 Copy of notes taken during Eastleigh
Josephine Hamilton's interview to
become SubPostmaster, dated 17
September 2003.

i} Correspondence from Mrs Eastleigh
Josephine Hamilton granting
authority for disclosure in respect of
her two bank accounts (Nationwide
Building Society & Alliance &
Ceicester Commercial Bank).

6 Schedule detailing ail calls from Eastleigh
South Warnborough to Network
Business Support Centre (NBSC) for

period 21/10/03 — 09/03/06 J
7 Copies of various correspondence Eastleigh

from Graham Brander to Josephine

Hamilton, Nationwide Building

Society, Alliance & Leicester-- i oor’

Commercial Bank PLC. Thig G R Oo i
Signature of Officer Reviewing Lawyer
Name “ENTER D = Disctose to defence

I = Defence may inspect

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‘The Disclosure Officer believes that the following material which does not form past of the prosecution case is NOT SENSITIVE

Item
No

4

DESCRIPTION

WHERE HELD

FOR LEGAL
SERVICES USE

Continuation Sheet Number 2.

correspondence deals with seeking
authority from Mrs Hamilton for Bank
Authority disclosure and subsequent
forwarding of the signed authorities
to the above mentioned financial
institutions.

Numerous items of Post Office
accounting documentation, in weekly
& monthly envelopes, obtained from
South Warnborough. These are
standard Horizon printouts and
under copies of forms, which relate
to transactions conducted at South
Warnborough Post Office between
June 2004 and March 2006,
although there isn’t documentation
for every week. Some weekly
envelopes contain manual cash
sheets, further to those fisted at item
2 above.

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Eastleigh

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TX/RX NO.

*COMMENT

D = Disclose to defence
1! = Defence may inspect

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The Disclosure Officer believes that the following material, which does not form part of the prosecution case,

IS SENSITIVE.
FOR LEGAL SERVICES USE

Item DESCRIPTION REASON FOR Agree Application LEGAL SERVICES
No SENSITIVITY sensitivity to Court VIEWS

* Yes/No Yes/No
NIL
Signature Of Officer I H . Reviewing Lawyer.
Name _Graham Brander * tick if copy supplied to Legal Services
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Disclosure Officer’s Report

Rv __ Josephine Hamilton uu dhyestigation Commencement Date: 09 March 2006

The following items are listed on the schedule(s) for this case and may undermine the prosecution case (primary disclosure)
/ assist the defence (secondary disclosure) / or are required to be supplied under Section 7.3 of the Code (delete as
applicable).

Schedule* Item No.* Reason Tick if
attached

Nil

I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief all material which has been retained and made available to me
has been revealed to the prosecufor-in.secerdanaa.smith.tho-Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 Code

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Signature of Disclosure Officer: G RO ; Date: 03/01/07

Name of Disclosure Officer: I Graham Brander

* Enter CSO06C or CSO06D and enter Item No. from schedule
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