R v McIlkenny and others

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R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.

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instanceOf English criminal appeal case
criminal case
appealOutcome1991 convictions quashed
bombingDate 1974-11-21
charge conspiracy to cause explosions
murder
collectiveNameOfDefendants Birmingham Six
country United Kingdom
countryOfOffence England
court Court of Appeal of England and Wales
dateConvictionsQuashed 1991-03-14
defendant Gerard Hunter
Hugh Callaghan
John Walker
Patrick Joseph Hill
linked to: Patrick Hill

Richard McIlkenny
William Power
era The Troubles
issue allegations of coerced confessions
forensic evidence reliability
police misconduct allegations
jurisdiction England and Wales
legalSignificance contributed to reforms in the criminal justice system
led to scrutiny of police interrogation practices
major miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom
locationOfOffence Birmingham
West Midlands
lowerCourt Birmingham Crown Court
notableFor role in debate over emergency anti-terrorism laws in the UK
use of disputed forensic tests
numberOfPeopleInjuredInBombings over 180
numberOfPeopleKilledInBombings 21
reasonForQuashing unsafe and unsatisfactory convictions
relatedCase Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four

R v Maguire
linked to: Maguire Seven case
relatedEvent Birmingham pub bombings
sentence life imprisonment
subjectOf campaigns for justice
media investigations
public controversy
timeInPrisonBeforeRelease about 16 years
typeOfBombing IRA-related terrorist bombing investigation
verdictAtTrial guilty
yearConvictionsQuashed 1991
yearOfOffence 1974
yearOfOriginalConviction 1975

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