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However, as the number of court cases in Leicester grew, it became necessary to commission a more substantial courthouse for criminal court hearings. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had accommodated a series of rows of terraced housing (Slawson Street, Ashwell Street and Elton Street) before the area was cleared.
Shares a building with Leeds Crown Court. Leicester: 15 March 1847: Midlands Shares a building with Leicester Crown Court. Lewes: 15 March 1847: South East Renamed Eastbourne and Lewes CC on 28 February 1878. [69] Eastbourne CC was made a separate court on 1 October 1919 and Lewes became part of Brighton and Lewes CC. [38]
The Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, is the Crown Court centre for the City of London. In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected trial at the Crown Court instead of trial at a magistrates' court. The Crown ...
Bowes was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years and four months behind bars at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday. During the ordeal, the woman was raped, punched and strangled, causing her at times ...
The dog's owner, Aden Hollyoake, 33, was jailed for two years and three months at Leicester Crown Court on Friday in relation to a pit bull being illegally kept at the property along with other ...
The Crown Court also hears appeals against conviction and sentence from magistrates. [1] There are 91 locations in England and Wales at which the Crown Court regularly sits. [2] Crown Court centres are designated in one of three tiers: first-tier centres are visited by High Court judges for criminal and also for civil cases (in the District ...
Jury trials could be scrapped in some cases after the crown court backlog almost doubled in five years, hitting another record high. The Government is considering “fundamental reform” of the ...
This is a list of the current titular and honorary recorders in the Courts of England and Wales, together with the Crown Court venue at which they sit. The title of honorary recorder is awarded by a borough council to a judge who sits at the Crown Court within or associated with their area. It is intended to mark the link between the administration and judiciary. Conventionally the title is ...