killing of Philip Barton Key II
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The killing of Philip Barton Key II was a highly publicized 1859 Washington, D.C. murder in which Congressman Daniel Sickles shot and killed the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia over an alleged affair, leading to the first successful use of a temporary insanity defense in American legal history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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legal case ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| hasCharge | murder ⓘ |
| hasCity | Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
19th-century American legal history
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political scandal in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Daniel Sickles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefense | temporary insanity ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalDefenseType | insanity defense ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance | first successful use of temporary insanity defense in American legal history ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfDeath | shooting ⓘ |
| hasMotive | alleged extramarital affair ⓘ |
| hasNotability | notable U.S. criminal case involving a sitting Congressman ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | acquittal ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Daniel Sickles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorName | Daniel Edgar Sickles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorOccupation | United States Congressman ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorOffice | Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasPublicity | highly publicized ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | history of the insanity defense in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Philip Barton Key II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictimName | Philip Barton Key II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictimOccupation | U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWeapon | firearm ⓘ |
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