Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
defendant's appeal against conviction
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| gptkbp:area |
criminal law
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
appeal case
No. 84/1983 |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
high public interest case
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| gptkbp:context |
altercation involving a perceived threat
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Crown_Prosecution_Service
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_(England_and_Wales) Gladstone Williams |
| gptkbp:discusses |
frequently discussed in legal forums
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
doctrine of reasonable belief
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
part_of_significant_legal_history_in_UK
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v. Gladstone Williams
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future self-defense cases
impact on public perception of self-defense |
| gptkbp:influence |
influenced legal textbooks
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Lord_Justice_Geoffrey_Lane
gptkb:Lord_Justice_Beldam gptkb:Lord_Justice_Dillon review of lower court's decision self-defense must be reasonable |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
self-defense
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
defense counsel
discussed in legal journals prosecution counsel |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
important for understanding reasonable force
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
summary available in legal databases
documented in legal archives [1984] 1 WLR 700 analyzed in law school curricula implications for self-defense claims relevant to discussions on personal safety part_of_English_case_law |
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction quashed
retrial ordered defendant acquitted on retrial retrial led to different verdict |
| gptkbp:precedent |
established precedent for future cases
influential case in self-defense law |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:R_v._Martin_(Anthony)
gptkb:R_v._Palmer gptkb:R_v._Clegg |
| gptkbp:research |
eyewitness testimony
defendant's belief in threat |
| gptkbp:significance |
clarified law on self-defense
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| gptkbp:year |
1984
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