Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane

British judge

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2005

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Geoffrey Dawson Lane, Baron Lane, (17 July 1918 – 22 August 2005) was a British Judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1980 to 1992.
The later part of his term was marred by a succession of disputed convictions.
Lane's critics claimed that his refusal to believe that police evidence could be institutionally corrupt, and his reluctance to overturn the verdict of a jury, "represented a dangerous hindrance to justice".
His failure to allow the appeal of the Birmingham Six in 1988 led to calls for his resignation following their successful appeal in 1991; an editorial in The Times "urged him to go", while 140 MPs signed a House of Commons motion to that effect.