Reference : MM-1-21-235

Name of creator(s) : Michael Moerman

Scope and content : May 23, 1969. Moerman spoke with the young prosecutors and experienced lawyers. Topics covered included 1) the appeal shall be entered when sentence given to the defendant by the Court of First Instance was quite severe. The appeal aims to request a reduction of the penalties. On the other hand, if the defendant's sentence from the Court of First Instance was not severe, it was quite rare to apply for a second appeal. 2) In 80% of the cases which occurred in Chiang Mai province, the accused confessed. 3) The people from the North most often confessed to the accusation. In reality, though, they had not committed the crimes. They confessed because they did not want to lose time and money involved in litigation. This was in contrast to people in Bangkok or in the South, where they were willing to sell land or to borrow money to be used for litigation purposes.

Extent and medium : Punch card