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The recording of sound or images in English courts had been banned since 1925. In 2013, it was relaxed and certain Court of Appeal cases were allowed to be recorded or filmed. Since 2018, some cases had been streamed online. [3] Several media organisations, including BBC News, ITN and Sky News had campaigned to have the law relaxed for over 20 ...
Tom Oakley - BBC News, East Midlands. February 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM ... I still live in fear. I feel scared and paranoid all the time." ... Following a six-week trial at Leicester Crown Court, Bowes ...
The 33-year-old admitted his involvement to police once he was discharged from hospital and was jailed for four years and three months at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday.
Sentencing in England and Wales refers to a bench of magistrates or district judge in a magistrate's court or a judge in the Crown Court passing sentence on a person found guilty of a criminal offence. In deciding the sentence, the court will take into account a number of factors: the type of offence and how serious it is, the timing of any ...
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.
Backlog has risen every single month this year – as waiting times soar for victims and defendants
The Crown Court is the criminal court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and Wales. [1] The Crown Court sits in around 92 locations in England and Wales, divided into ...
Ben Oliver, 25, killed his grandfather in a ‘ferocious’ attack while the pensioner was in bed.