Archer-Shee case

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The Archer-Shee case was a famous early 20th-century British legal scandal involving the wrongful accusation of a naval cadet, which became a landmark example of the fight for individual justice against institutional authority.

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Archer-Shee case canonical 1
George Archer-Shee case 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British legal scandal ⓘ
legal case ⓘ
miscarriage of justice ⓘ
accusation forgery of a signature ⓘ
theft of a five-shilling postal order ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Archer-Shee case ⓘ
surface form: George Archer-Shee case

Osborne naval college case ⓘ
compensation awarded to Archer-Shee family ⓘ
counselForDefence Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ⓘ
surface form: Sir Rufus Isaacs
counselForPlaintiff Edward Carson ⓘ
surface form: Sir Edward Carson
country United Kingdom ⓘ
court King’s Bench ⓘ
surface form: King's Bench Division
defendant George Archer-Shee ⓘ
endTime 1910 ⓘ
impact increased public scrutiny of military discipline ⓘ
strengthened mechanisms for redress against the state ⓘ
inspiredWork play "The Winslow Boy" ⓘ
inspiredWorkCreator Terence Rattigan ⓘ
inspiredWorkPublicationDate 1946 ⓘ
involves Royal Naval College, Osborne ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalAction petition of right ⓘ
legalPrinciple liability of the Crown ⓘ
presumption of innocence ⓘ
right to fair hearing ⓘ
location Isle of Wight ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
mainSubject George Archer-Shee ⓘ
mediaCoverage widely reported in British press ⓘ
notablePersonInvolved George Archer-Shee ⓘ
George Archer-Shee ⓘ
surface form: Martin Archer-Shee

Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ⓘ
surface form: Rufus Isaacs

Edward Carson ⓘ
surface form: Sir Edward Carson
plaintiff George Archer-Shee ⓘ
surface form: Martin Archer-Shee
presidingJudge Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs ⓘ
relatedTo British public school system ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
postal order fraud investigations ⓘ
result Crown conceded case ⓘ
George Archer-Shee exonerated ⓘ
significance highlighted fallibility of military and educational authorities ⓘ
important precedent for challenging government decisions ⓘ
landmark case on individual justice versus state authority ⓘ
startTime 1908 ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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The Winslow Boy → basedOn → Archer-Shee case ⓘ
Archer-Shee case → alsoKnownAs → Archer-Shee case ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Archer-Shee case