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William Herbert Wallace (29 August 1878 – 26 February 1933) was an Englishman convicted in 1931 of the murder of his wife, Julia, in their home in Wolverton Street in Liverpool's Anfield district. Wallace's conviction was later overturned by the Court of Criminal Appeal , the first instance in British legal history where an appeal had been ...
R v Wallace (1931) 23 Cr App R 32 is a leading English criminal case, the first time a conviction for murder was overturned on the ground that the verdict "cannot be supported, having regard to the evidence", as provided for by Section 4(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1907. The headnote states: "The Court will quash a conviction founded on mere ...
Liverpool housewife Julia Wallace was murdered on 20 January 1931. [89] Her husband, William Herbert Wallace, was convicted and sentenced to be hanged, but the verdict was overturned on appeal, [90] the first such instance in British legal history. The chess-like quality of the puzzle has attracted a host of crime writers.
Henry Wallace killed 11 women – 10 of them in Charlotte – from 1990 to 1994.
Sep. 13—A man accused of the execution-style killings of a family of four in Kellogg pleaded not guilty Wednesday, according to reports from KHQ. Prosecutors do not intend to seek the death ...
Finney was charged with armed robbery and murder after her accomplice was shot and killed by deputies, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Finney was found in a shower stall with a plastic garbage bag over her head, and died ten days later. Jail or Agency: Volusia County Branch Jail; State: Florida; Date arrested or booked: 5/29/2016; Date of ...
Julia Wallace Liverpool: This is a case known as the Wallace Case. The victim's husband, William Herbert Wallace, was convicted of killing her and sentenced to death, but his conviction was quashed after he appealed. Recent books have named another suspect. 21 June 1931 Hubert Chevis: Aldershot, Hampshire
The Murder of Julia Wallace: 1936: John Lane, The Bodley Head included in The Anatomy of Murder by The Detection Club The Greatest Drama Ever Staged: 1938: Hodder & Stoughton Essays; contains "The Greatest Drama Ever Staged" and "The Triumph of Easter", both of which were published in The Sunday Times, April 1938 Strong Meat: 1939: Hodder ...