Osborne naval college case

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The Osborne naval college case, formally known as the Archer-Shee case, was a famous early 20th-century British legal cause célèbre involving a naval cadet wrongly accused of theft, which highlighted issues of justice and due process.

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instanceOf British legal case ⓘ
cause célèbre ⓘ
legal case ⓘ
allegedVictim Post Office ⓘ
linked to: British Post Office
alsoKnownAs Archer-Shee case ⓘ
charge theft of a postal order ⓘ
chronology High Court trial and eventual vindication ⓘ
alleged theft at Osborne Naval College in 1908 ⓘ
expulsion of George Archer-Shee without full trial ⓘ
petition of right filed by Archer-Shee family ⓘ
counselForDefendant Rufus Isaacs ⓘ
counselForPlaintiff Sir Edward Carson ⓘ
linked to: Edward Carson
country United Kingdom ⓘ
court High Court of Justice ⓘ
endTime 1910 ⓘ
hasEffect becoming a classic example in discussions of miscarriages of justice ⓘ
strengthening awareness of procedural fairness in disciplinary proceedings ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Edwardian era ⓘ
highlighted problems with military and naval justice ⓘ
inspiredWork The Winslow Boy ⓘ
The Winslow Boy (1948 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (play) ⓘ
linked to: The Winslow Boy
involves Admiralty ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalAction petition of right ⓘ
legalIssue due process ⓘ
liability of the Crown ⓘ
right to a fair hearing ⓘ
location Isle of Wight ⓘ
Royal Naval College, Osborne ⓘ
mainSubject George Archer-Shee ⓘ
notableFor challenge to government authority ⓘ
impact on public perceptions of justice ⓘ
public and press interest ⓘ
outcome finding that George Archer-Shee was innocent ⓘ
settlement in favour of Archer-Shee family ⓘ
participant Archer-Shee family ⓘ
British Admiralty ⓘ
Post Office clerk who identified the cadet ⓘ
portrayedAs Ronnie Winslow in The Winslow Boy ⓘ
presidingJudge Lord Alverstone ⓘ
result criticism of Admiralty disciplinary procedures ⓘ
vindication of George Archer-Shee ⓘ
significantEvent High Court action against the Admiralty ⓘ
expulsion of George Archer-Shee from Osborne Naval College ⓘ
startTime 1908 ⓘ

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