Archer-Shee case

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British legal scandal ⓘ
legal case ⓘ
miscarriage of justice ⓘ
accusation forgery of a signature ⓘ
theft of a five-shilling postal order ⓘ
alsoKnownAs George Archer-Shee case ⓘ
linked to: Archer-Shee case

Osborne naval college case ⓘ
compensation awarded to Archer-Shee family ⓘ
counselForDefence Sir Rufus Isaacs ⓘ
counselForPlaintiff Sir Edward Carson ⓘ
linked to: Edward Carson
country United Kingdom ⓘ
court King's Bench Division ⓘ
linked to: King’s Bench
defendant George Archer-Shee ⓘ
endTime 1910 ⓘ
impact increased public scrutiny of military discipline ⓘ
strengthened mechanisms for redress against the state ⓘ
inspiredWork play "The Winslow Boy" ⓘ
inspiredWorkCreator Terence Rattigan ⓘ
inspiredWorkPublicationDate 1946 ⓘ
involves Royal Naval College, Osborne ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalAction petition of right ⓘ
legalPrinciple liability of the Crown ⓘ
presumption of innocence ⓘ
right to fair hearing ⓘ
location Isle of Wight ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mainSubject George Archer-Shee ⓘ
mediaCoverage widely reported in British press ⓘ
notablePersonInvolved George Archer-Shee ⓘ
Martin Archer-Shee ⓘ
linked to: George Archer-Shee

Rufus Isaacs ⓘ
Sir Edward Carson ⓘ
linked to: Edward Carson
plaintiff Martin Archer-Shee ⓘ
linked to: George Archer-Shee
presidingJudge Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs ⓘ
relatedTo British public school system ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
postal order fraud investigations ⓘ
result Crown conceded case ⓘ
George Archer-Shee exonerated ⓘ
significance highlighted fallibility of military and educational authorities ⓘ
important precedent for challenging government decisions ⓘ
landmark case on individual justice versus state authority ⓘ
startTime 1908 ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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The Winslow Boy → basedOn → Archer-Shee case ⓘ
Archer-Shee case → alsoKnownAs → George Archer-Shee case ⓘ
linked to: Archer-Shee case
The Winslow Boy → basedOn → Archer-Shee case ⓘ
subject linked to: play "The Winslow Boy"
Osborne naval college case → alsoKnownAs → Archer-Shee case ⓘ
George Archer-Shee → participantIn → Archer-Shee v. The King ⓘ
linked to: Archer-Shee case