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R v Penguin Books Ltd (Lady Chatterley's Lover trial)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/R_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd_(Lady_Chatterley's_Lover_trial)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
R v Penguin Books Ltd (Lady Chatterley's Lover trial)
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