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Prisoner's name: Herbert Owen. Court and date of trial: Denbigh Summer Assizes at...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/3/15

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HO 17/3/15
Date
1830 Aug 21
Description

Prisoner's name: Herbert Owen.

Court and date of trial: Denbigh Summer Assizes at Ruthin 1830.

Crime: Burglary.

Initial sentence: Death sentence commuted to transportation for life.

Petitioner: Jonathan Denton, barrister at trial.

Grounds for clemency: testimony of witnesses unreliable; confusion over whether witnesses knew English or not.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
AP 15
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11654749/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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