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François Gayot de Pitaval

male, deceased (1743)
François Gayot de Pitaval was a French advocate. He compiled a famous collection of "causes célèbres".
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Pierre-Paul Sirven

deceased (1777)
Pierre-Paul Sirven is one of Voltaire's "causes célèbres" in his campaign to "écraser l'infame" (crush infamy).
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John Walter Huddleston

John Walter Huddleston

male, deceased (1890)
Sir John Walter Huddleston was an English judge, formerly a criminal lawyer who had established an eminent reputation in various "causes... More
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Adolph Beck Case

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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,... More
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