Ashford v Thornton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 106 ER 149
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1818
gptkbp:defendant Abraham Thornton
gptkbp:fullName Ashford v Thornton (1818)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashford v Thornton
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench
gptkbp:notableFor invocation of trial by battle
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:William_Ashford
gptkbp:result Abraham Thornton acquitted
gptkbp:resultedIn abolition of trial by battle in England
gptkbp:significance last recorded case of trial by battle in England
gptkbp:subject appeal of murder
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trial_by_Battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8