R v McIlkenny and others
E516000
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R v McIlkenny and others canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R v McIlkenny and others Context triple: [Birmingham Six, legalCase, R v McIlkenny and others]
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A.
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R (Jackson) v Attorney General is a landmark 2005 House of Lords case that examined the constitutional validity of legislation enacted under the Parliament Acts and explored fundamental principles about the limits of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK.
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B.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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C.
R v Thorpe and Others (1979)
R v Thorpe and Others (1979) was the high-profile criminal trial in which former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and co-defendants were prosecuted over an alleged conspiracy to murder Norman Scott.
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D.
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union is a leading UK constitutional law case on the limits of the royal prerogative and the executive’s duty to implement legislation enacted by Parliament.
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E.
Archer-Shee case
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R v McIlkenny and others Target entity description: R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
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A.
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R (Jackson) v Attorney General is a landmark 2005 House of Lords case that examined the constitutional validity of legislation enacted under the Parliament Acts and explored fundamental principles about the limits of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK.
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B.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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C.
R v Thorpe and Others (1979)
R v Thorpe and Others (1979) was the high-profile criminal trial in which former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and co-defendants were prosecuted over an alleged conspiracy to murder Norman Scott.
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D.
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union is a leading UK constitutional law case on the limits of the royal prerogative and the executive’s duty to implement legislation enacted by Parliament.
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E.
Archer-Shee case
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English criminal appeal case
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criminal case ⓘ |
| appealOutcome1991 | convictions quashed ⓘ |
| bombingDate | 1974-11-21 ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy to cause explosions
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murder ⓘ |
| collectiveNameOfDefendants | Birmingham Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOffence | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateConvictionsQuashed | 1991-03-14 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Gerard Hunter
NERFINISHED
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Hugh Callaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Joseph Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard McIlkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ William Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue |
allegations of coerced confessions
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forensic evidence reliability ⓘ police misconduct allegations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
contributed to reforms in the criminal justice system
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led to scrutiny of police interrogation practices ⓘ major miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationOfOffence |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | Birmingham Crown Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in debate over emergency anti-terrorism laws in the UK
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use of disputed forensic tests ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjuredInBombings | over 180 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilledInBombings | 21 ⓘ |
| reasonForQuashing | unsafe and unsatisfactory convictions ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Guildford Four case
NERFINISHED
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R v Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Birmingham pub bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
campaigns for justice
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media investigations ⓘ public controversy ⓘ |
| timeInPrisonBeforeRelease | about 16 years ⓘ |
| typeOfBombing | IRA-related terrorist bombing investigation ⓘ |
| verdictAtTrial | guilty ⓘ |
| yearConvictionsQuashed | 1991 ⓘ |
| yearOfOffence | 1974 ⓘ |
| yearOfOriginalConviction | 1975 ⓘ |
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Subject: R v McIlkenny and others Description of subject: R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
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