Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:crime
|
| gptkbp:category |
English criminal case law
|
| gptkbp:citation |
[1935] AC 462
[1935] UKHL 1 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
23 May 1935
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
Reginald Woolmington
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
Woolmington v DPP [1935] UKHL 1
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Woolmington
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Viscount_Sankey |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
‘golden thread’ of English criminal law
|
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Director_of_Public_Prosecutions
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
burden of proof in criminal cases
|
| gptkbp:principle |
presumption of innocence
burden of proof |
| gptkbp:result |
conviction quashed
|
| gptkbp:significance |
established that prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:murder
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Law_Lords
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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