who were the barristers on the lord's side in the trial?
Defended by Thomas Erskine and Lloyd Kenyon, Gordon was accidentally assisted by the Attorney General, James Wallace
Trial of Lord George Gordon
Defended by Thomas Erskine and Lloyd Kenyon, Gordon was accidentally assisted by the Attorney General, James Wallace, who managed to "ridicule" some of his own evidence before Gordon was set back by Kenyon's lacklustre and confusing speech.
where did the trial of lord george gordon happen? Court of King's Bench when did it happen? 5 February 1781 why was he on trial? High treason; Gordon's role in the eponymously named riots where is the court located? England can you name some of its official? Chief Baron of the Exchequer was it ever dissolved? Yes, the King's Bench ceased to exist
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Trial of Lord George Gordon [SEP] Introduction
Gordon was almost immediately arrested, and indicted for levying war against the King. Defended by Thomas Erskine and Lloyd Kenyon, Gordon was accidentally assisted by the Attorney General, James Wallace, who managed to "ridicule" some of his own evidence before Gordon was set back by Kenyon's lacklustre and confusing speech. However, an impassioned speech by Erskine, which argued that Gordon's actions were only crimes under the illegally extended law of constructive treason, led to the jury finding him not guilty. This result, which met with pleasure due to the popular disquiet with the idea of constructive treason, left juries unwilling to apply the extended law of constructive treason; as a result, the government was forced to incorporate it into statute law.