The Adolph Beck case was a notorious incidence of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous (though probably sincere) eyewitness testimony, and a rush to convict the accused. As one of the most famous causes célèbres of its time, the case led to the creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907.

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  • The Adolph Beck case was a notorious incidence of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous (though probably sincere) eyewitness testimony, and a rush to convict the accused. As one of the most famous causes célèbres of its time, the case led to the creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. (en)
  • Adolph Beck bzw. Adolf Beck (* 1844 in Norwegen; † 1909 in London) war ein Geschäftsmann und das Opfer eines bekannten Justizirrtums. Beck verbrachte aufgrund falscher Zeugenaussagen und mangelhafter Identifizierungsmethoden zwischen 1896 und 1904 mehrere Jahre für vom Trickbetrüger John Smith begangene Straftaten im Gefängnis. Als einer der bekanntesten Causes célèbres führte Becks Fall und der ähnlich gelagerte Justizirrtum um den Briten George Edalji zur Einrichtung des Court of Criminal Appeal im Jahre 1907. (de)
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  • The Adolph Beck case was a notorious incidence of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous (though probably sincere) eyewitness testimony, and a rush to convict the accused. As one of the most famous causes célèbres of its time, the case led to the creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. (en)
  • Adolph Beck bzw. Adolf Beck (* 1844 in Norwegen; � 1909 in London) war ein Geschäftsmann und das Opfer eines bekannten Justizirrtums. (de)
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  • Adolph Beck case (en)
  • Adolph Beck (de)
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