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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R v Thorpe and Others | 1 |
| R v Thorpe and Others (1979) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: R v Thorpe and Others (1979) Context triple: [Jeremy Thorpe, trial, R v Thorpe and Others (1979)]
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R (Jackson) v Attorney General
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S.S. Wimbledon case
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The Chapman Report
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Sherbert v. Verner
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Murdock v. Pennsylvania
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: R v Thorpe and Others (1979) Target entity description: 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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A.
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R (Jackson) v Attorney General is a landmark 2005 House of Lords case that examined the constitutional validity of legislation enacted under the Parliament Acts and explored fundamental principles about the limits of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK.
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B.
S.S. Wimbledon case
The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.
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C.
The Chapman Report
The Chapman Report is a 1962 American drama film, based on Irving Wallace’s novel, that explores the intimate lives and sexual attitudes of suburban women through the lens of a controversial research study.
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D.
Sherbert v. Verner
Sherbert v. Verner is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened protections for religious liberty by requiring strict scrutiny of government actions that substantially burden individuals’ religious practices.
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E.
Murdock v. Pennsylvania
Murdock v. Pennsylvania is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that held it unconstitutional to impose a license tax on the distribution of religious literature, reinforcing First Amendment protections for religious proselytizing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
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criminal trial ⓘ legal proceeding ⓘ |
| allegation | conspiracy to murder Norman Scott ⓘ |
| allegedVictim | Norman Scott ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy to murder
ⓘ
incitement to murder ⓘ |
| chronology | follows alleged shooting of Norman Scott’s dog Rinka ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAccusedRole | former Liberal Party leader ⓘ |
| hasComplainant | Norman Scott ⓘ |
| hasContext |
British politics
ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| hasCourtType |
Crown Court of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Court
|
| hasDefendant |
David Holmes
ⓘ
George Deakin ⓘ Jeremy Thorpe ⓘ John Le Mesurier ⓘ |
| hasJudge | Sir Joseph Cantley ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | all defendants acquitted ⓘ |
| hasOutcomeForJeremyThorpe | acquittal ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ |
| involvesPoliticalFigure | Jeremy Thorpe ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English criminal law ⓘ |
| locationJurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile political scandal
ⓘ
prosecution of a former party leader ⓘ |
| precededBy | resignation of Jeremy Thorpe as Liberal Party leader ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Jeremy Thorpe scandal ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | attempted contract killing of Norman Scott ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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Subject: R v Thorpe and Others (1979) Description of subject: 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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