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Prisoner name: James Smith. Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court held...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/101/76

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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Smith. Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court held... dating from 1838 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/101/76
Date
1838
Description

Prisoner name: James Smith.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court held in May 1838.

Crime: Assault on Thomas Noble, landlord.

Initial sentence: Two years imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Mary Smith, wife, and signed by 10 others.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prosecutor was the aggressor; wife confined; family dependent on his wages; prisoner of weak constitution.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sy 25
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16646292/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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