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Prisoner name(s): Stephen Baldwin. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/130

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HO 17/26/130
Date
1830
Description

Prisoner name(s): Stephen Baldwin.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions in 1830.

Crime: Housebreaking. The prisoner robbed the house of John Manley a shoemaker of Strutton Ground, Westminster [London].

Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 5 November 1830.

Petitioner(s): Stephen Baldwin (prisoner) undersigned by 13 people including John Manley (prosecutor).

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner admits his guilt; the prisoner has never before committed an offence; the prisoner was driven to commit the crime through great distress.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cp 30
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456189/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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