R v Terry

R v John Terry

John Terry (pictured) was found not guilty by Westminster Magistrates' Court
Court Westminster Magistrates' Court
Full case name R v John Terry
Decided 13 July 2012
Case history
Prior action(s) None
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting Howard Riddle (Chief Magistrate)

R v John Terry was a 2012 English criminal law case in which the Premiership footballer John Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing the Queens Park Rangers footballer Anton Ferdinand in a football match between Chelsea and QPR on 23 October 2011.[1] The case received a high level of media coverage in the United Kingdom as the allegations of racism had several repercussions within football including John Terry losing the captaincy of the England football team and then England coach Fabio Capello quitting as manager when the Football Association made this decision.

Trial

John Terry was represented by George Carter-Stephenson QC.

Judgment

Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle concluded that while there was not doubt that John Terry had uttered the words "fucking black cunt" at Anton Ferdinand, it is possible that this was not intended as an insult but as a challenge to what he believed had been said to him.[1]

Aftermath

Despite being found not guilty in a court of law, the Football Association decided to hold an inquiry independent of the court case. This led to John Terry retiring from international football. The FA inquiry found Terry guilty of racial abuse and saw him handed a four match domestic ban.[2][3]

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