Ashford v Thornton
Ashford v Thornton (1818) 106 ER 149 is an English law case in the Court of King's Bench that upheld the right of the defendant, on a private appeal from an acquittal for murder, to trial by battle. In 1817, Abraham Thornton was charged with the murder of Mary Ashford. Thornton had met Ashford at a dance, and had walked with her from the event. The next morning, Ashford was found drowned in a pit, with little outward signs of violence. Although public opinion was heavily against Thornton, the jury quickly acquitted him, and also found him not guilty of rape.
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Ashford v Thornton
Ashford v Thornton (1818) 106 ER 149 is an English law case in the Court of King's Bench that upheld the right of the defendant, on a private appeal from an acquittal for murder, to trial by battle. In 1817, Abraham Thornton was charged with the murder of Mary Ashford. Thornton had met Ashford at a dance, and had walked with her from the event. The next morning, Ashford was found drowned in a pit, with little outward signs of violence. Although public opinion was heavily against Thornton, the jury quickly acquitted him, and also found him not guilty of rape.
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Ashford v Thornton (1818) 106 ...... es, where he died around 1860.
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The Court of King's Bench, circa 1808
date decided
1818-04-16
date filed
1817-10-01
full name
William Ashford v Abraham Thornton
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Lord Ellenborough , John Bayley, Charles Abbott, George Holroyd
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Trial by battle
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Ashford v Thornton
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All judges gave opinions upholding the defendant's right to wage battle.
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Acquittal of Thornton on charges of murder and rape.
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Ashford v Thornton (1818) 106 ...... found him not guilty of rape.
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Ashford v Thornton
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