R v Penguin Books Ltd (Lady Chatterley's Lover trial)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Lady Chatterley's Lover trial
gptkbp:authorOfWorkInQuestion	gptkb:D._H._Lawrence
gptkbp:charge	publishing obscene material
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	increased freedom of expression in literature
gptkbp:date	1960
gptkbp:defenceCounsel	gptkb:Gerald_Gardiner
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Penguin_Books_Ltd
gptkbp:duration	6 days
gptkbp:endDate	2 November 1960
gptkbp:impact	liberalization of publishing standards in the UK
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Old_Bailey 12 members Mr Justice Byrne
gptkbp:lawInvolved	gptkb:Obscene_Publications_Act_1959
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:notableWitness	gptkb:E._M._Forster gptkb:Helen_Gardner gptkb:Richard_Hoggart
gptkbp:prosecutedBy	gptkb:The_Crown
gptkbp:prosecutingCounsel	Mervyn Griffith-Jones
gptkbp:significance	landmark in British censorship law
gptkbp:startDate	20 October 1960
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Lady_Chatterley's_Lover
gptkbp:verdict	not guilty
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Obscene_Publications_Act_1959
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	R v Penguin Books Ltd (Lady Chatterley's Lover trial)