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[Name withheld]: variously charged with incest, gross indecency, indecent assault...
Catalogue reference: J 188/197
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This record is about the [Name withheld]: variously charged with incest, gross indecency, indecent assault... dating from 1993 Jan 1 - 1994 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: Case Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- J 188/197
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1993 Jan 1 - 1994 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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[Name withheld]: variously charged with incest, gross indecency, indecent assault and unlawful use of an instrument with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 94/0172
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 75 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Closed Description
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- Topics
- Crime
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17216479/
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J 188
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: Case Files
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