Maguire Seven case
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The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maguire Seven case canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Maguire Seven case Context triple: [Guildford pub bombings, relatedCase, Maguire Seven case]
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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.
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Thaw–White murder case
The Thaw–White murder case was a sensational early 20th-century American scandal in which millionaire Harry K. Thaw fatally shot famed architect Stanford White over White’s relationship with actress Evelyn Nesbit, captivating the public and press with its mix of sex, jealousy, and high society.
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C.
Murder of Laura Foster
The Murder of Laura Foster refers to the 1866 killing of a young woman in North Carolina, a notorious case that inspired the American folk ballad and legend of Tom Dooley.
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Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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E.
Moors murders
The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maguire Seven case Target entity description: The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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A.
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.
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B.
Thaw–White murder case
The Thaw–White murder case was a sensational early 20th-century American scandal in which millionaire Harry K. Thaw fatally shot famed architect Stanford White over White’s relationship with actress Evelyn Nesbit, captivating the public and press with its mix of sex, jealousy, and high society.
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C.
Murder of Laura Foster
The Murder of Laura Foster refers to the 1866 killing of a young woman in North Carolina, a notorious case that inspired the American folk ballad and legend of Tom Dooley.
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D.
Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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E.
Moors murders
The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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miscarriage of justice ⓘ |
| allegedAssociation | Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham Six case
NERFINISHED
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Maguire family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
handling explosives
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possession of explosives ⓘ |
| convictionQuashedBy | Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionsQuashedYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| convictionYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedBy |
civil liberties groups
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human rights organisations ⓘ |
| defendant |
Anne Maguire
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Maguire Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick “Giuseppe” Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Smyth NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| evidenceType | forensic evidence ⓘ |
| forensicIssue |
contaminated samples
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unreliable scientific tests ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to reform of forensic evidence standards in the UK
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highlighted problems in anti-terrorism policing in the 1970s ⓘ influenced public debate on miscarriages of justice in the UK ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | English criminal law ⓘ |
| legalBasisForQuashing | unsafe convictions ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
disclosure failures by prosecution
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reliability of confession evidence in terrorism cases ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Anne Maguire
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Maguire Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 7 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Guildford Four case
NERFINISHED
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IRA bombing campaign in Britain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on British legal miscarriages
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television documentaries about miscarriages of justice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialCourt | Old Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Maguire Seven case Description of subject: The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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