Guildford Four

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The Guildford Four were a group of four people whose notorious wrongful convictions for IRA bombings in 1974 became one of the most prominent miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

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Guildford Four canonical 8
Guildford Four case 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of people
miscarriage of justice case
accusedOf Guildford pub bombings
IRA bombings
actualPerpetratorStatus later claims that other IRA members were responsible
allegedPerpetrator Provisional Irish Republican Army
appeal Court of Appeal of England and Wales
appealOutcome convictions quashed
associatedWith Birmingham Six
Maguire Seven
charge conspiracy to cause explosions
murder
compensation received financial compensation from UK government
confessionStatus confessions later claimed to be coerced
convictedBy English court
convictionDate 1975-10
convictionsQuashedDate 1989-10-19
country United Kingdom
dateOfArrest 1974
evidenceIssues allegations of fabricated police evidence
non-disclosure of exculpatory evidence
impact contributed to reforms in police interrogation practices
prompted scrutiny of British anti-terrorism laws
knownFor one of the most prominent miscarriages of justice in the UK
legalSignificance highlighted unreliability of confession evidence
influenced debate on emergency legislation and terrorism trials
legalSystem English criminal justice system
locationOfCrime Guildford, Surrey
Woolwich, London
linked to: Woolwich
mediaCoverage extensive national and international media attention
member Carole Richardson
Gerry Conlon
Patrick Armstrong
Paul Hill
notableCaseIn British legal history
numberOfMembers 4
politicalContext Northern Ireland conflict
linked to: The Troubles
portrayedIn film "In the Name of the Father"
publicReaction widespread public concern about police methods
sentence life imprisonment
subjectOf numerous books and documentaries
timeInPrison about 15 years
victimOf miscarriage of justice
wrongful conviction

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In the Name of the Father mainSubject Guildford Four
R v McIlkenny and others relatedCase Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four
Patrick Armstrong memberOf Guildford Four
Maguire Seven case relatedTo Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four
Gerry Conlon memberOf Guildford Four
Proven Innocent mainSubject Guildford Four
Proven Innocent about Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four
Paul Hill memberOf Guildford Four
Paul Hill legalCase Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four
Carole Richardson memberOf Guildford Four
Carole Richardson partOf Guildford Four case
linked to: Guildford Four