Series
Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved: Order Books
Catalogue reference: KB 31
What's it about?
KB 31
Order books of the Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved for the period 1853-1859 only.Each entry gives the composition of the court for the hearing in question, a full version of the case stated and a brief statement of the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KB 31
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved: Order Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853-1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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Order books of the Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved for the period 1853-1859 only.
Each entry gives the composition of the court for the hearing in question, a full version of the case stated and a brief statement of the outcome. Details of the judges' reasoning are not given.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also Criminal Courts
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved, 1848-1907
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volume(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved was established by the Administration of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1848 and was presided over by Judges of the High Court who sat when required. The Criminal Appeal Act 1907 transferred the Court's jurisdiction to the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Court was wound up in 1908.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10035/
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Records of the Court of King's Bench and other courts
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Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved: Order Books