Title: Adolf Beck (1877-1904)
First published: 1924
Description: Case of mistaken identity; Beck was tried in the Old Bailey for larceny, 1896, convicted, served five years in prison, was again indicted and convicted in 1904. Sentence was suspended and a court of inquiry appointed, which reported that all charges against Beck in both trials were absolutely without foundation.
Subjects: Trials (Larceny), Trials, litigation, Mistaken identity, Trials (Fraud), Trials (Impostors and imposture)
Places: England
People: Adolf Beck (1841-1909)
LC classification: LAW <Collected Trials>