Guildford Four
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The Guildford Four were a group of four people whose notorious wrongful convictions for IRA bombings in 1974 became one of the most prominent miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of people
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miscarriage of justice case ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
Guildford pub bombings
NERFINISHED
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IRA bombings ⓘ |
| actualPerpetratorStatus | later claims that other IRA members were responsible ⓘ |
| allegedPerpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appeal | Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealOutcome | convictions quashed ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham Six
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maguire Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy to cause explosions
ⓘ
murder ⓘ |
| compensation | received financial compensation from UK government ⓘ |
| confessionStatus | confessions later claimed to be coerced ⓘ |
| convictedBy | English court ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 1975-10 ⓘ |
| convictionsQuashedDate | 1989-10-19 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1974 ⓘ |
| evidenceIssues |
allegations of fabricated police evidence
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non-disclosure of exculpatory evidence ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to reforms in police interrogation practices
ⓘ
prompted scrutiny of British anti-terrorism laws ⓘ |
| knownFor | one of the most prominent miscarriages of justice in the UK ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
highlighted unreliability of confession evidence
ⓘ
influenced debate on emergency legislation and terrorism trials ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English criminal justice system ⓘ |
| locationOfCrime |
Guildford, Surrey
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Woolwich, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international media attention ⓘ |
| member |
Carole Richardson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCaseIn | British legal history ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 4 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | film "In the Name of the Father" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicReaction | widespread public concern about police methods ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous books and documentaries ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | about 15 years ⓘ |
| victimOf |
miscarriage of justice
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wrongful conviction ⓘ |
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