Richard McIlkenny
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Richard McIlkenny was an Irish man wrongfully convicted as one of the Birmingham Six in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, whose case became a landmark example of miscarriages of justice in the UK.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard McIlkenny canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish person
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human ⓘ wrongfully convicted person ⓘ |
| activity | campaigning to clear his name ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British criminal justice system
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Irish community in Birmingham ⓘ campaigns for justice for the Birmingham Six ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | overturned terrorism-related conviction ⓘ |
| convictedOf | Birmingham pub bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish diaspora in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | defendant in Birmingham Six trial ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a landmark example of miscarriage of justice in the UK ⓘ |
| legalCase | Birmingham Six case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
conviction quashed on appeal
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released from prison after wrongful conviction was overturned ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
case contributed to reforms in UK criminal appeals procedures
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case highlighted unreliability of certain confession evidence in UK courts ⓘ case raised concerns about treatment of Irish suspects in Britain during the Troubles ⓘ |
| memberOf | Birmingham Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Richard McIlkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Birmingham Six
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being wrongfully convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings ⓘ |
| partOf | miscarriages of justice in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1974 Birmingham pub bombings
NERFINISHED
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appeal against Birmingham pub bombing convictions ⓘ quashing of Birmingham Six convictions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
books about the Birmingham Six
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documentaries about miscarriages of justice in the UK ⓘ media coverage on wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| victimOf |
forensic evidence misinterpretation
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miscarriage of justice ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ |
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