Conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit

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A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.

Jean Calas says farewell to his wife before he is executed. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.

A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde.

Judicial murder : the case of Lieutenant Wark / by E.R. Grain.

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Judicial error

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Judicial murder : the case of Lieutenant Wark / by E.R. Grain.

A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.

Jean Calas says farewell to his wife before he is executed. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.

A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde.

Judicial murder : the case of Lieutenant Wark / by E.R. Grain.