R v Thorpe and Others (1979)
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
court case
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criminal trial → legal proceeding → |
| allegation |
conspiracy to murder Norman Scott
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| allegedVictim |
Norman Scott
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| charge |
conspiracy to murder
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incitement to murder → |
| chronology |
follows alleged shooting of Norman Scott’s dog Rinka
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| hasAccusedRole |
former Liberal Party leader
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| hasComplainant |
Norman Scott
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| hasContext |
British politics
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Liberal Party (UK) → |
| hasCourtType |
Crown Court
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| hasDefendant |
David Holmes
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George Deakin → Jeremy Thorpe → John Le Mesurier → |
| hasJudge |
Sir Joseph Cantley
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasOutcome |
all defendants acquitted
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| hasOutcomeForJeremyThorpe |
acquittal
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| hasSignificance |
major British political scandal of the 1970s
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raised questions about political influence on justice system → |
| hasTheme |
homosexuality and blackmail allegations
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political corruption → |
| involvesPoliticalFigure |
Jeremy Thorpe
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| legalSystem |
English criminal law
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| locationJurisdiction |
England and Wales
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive
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| notableFor |
high-profile political scandal
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prosecution of a former party leader → |
| precededBy |
resignation of Jeremy Thorpe as Liberal Party leader
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| relatedTo |
Jeremy Thorpe scandal
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| subjectMatter |
attempted contract killing of Norman Scott
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| timePeriod |
late 1970s
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| year |
1979
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Jeremy Thorpe
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trial |