davidallengreen,
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The placard of Trudi Warner

Why the government sought to criminalise someone for stating a feature of constitutional law—and how it failed

By me, at Prospect

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/65837/trudy-warner-placard-old-bailey-jury

robf,
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@davidallengreen The Trudi Warner case brings to mind a significant so-called 'perverse' verdict from 1991.

Michael and Patrick were charged with helping a spy escape from prison in 1963.

The judge told the jury the defendants had no defence. The jury knew they were guilty - the pair admitted it in a book - and yet the jury unanimously found them not guilty.

More in this short thread:
https://mastodon.green/@robf/112310283229900432

martinnumber9,
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@davidallengreen “If the government’s shit, you must acquit”

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