Series
Assizes: Midland Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers
Catalogue reference: ASSI 13
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ASSI 13
Until 1900, all the items in this Midland Circuit series arose from cases of murder, a high proportion of which were for infanticide. Between 1900 and 1943 other serious offences are included. After 1943, a wider range of offences is covered. The...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: Midland Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1862-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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Until 1900, all the items in this Midland Circuit series arose from cases of murder, a high proportion of which were for infanticide. Between 1900 and 1943 other serious offences are included. After 1943, a wider range of offences is covered.
The earlier depositions are sometimes annotated with verdict and sentence. Those of the twentieth century are accompanied by indictments, lists of witnesses and exhibits, correspondence about the trial and/or appeal. Documentary exhibits also survive. These include photographs, medical reports, correspondence and printed material produced in evidence, maps and plans.
Notable prosecutions include espionage (1915), against members of the Irish Republican Army (1922, 1939), Alfred Arthur Rouse (the Blazing Car Murder, 1931), Ethel Major (murder, 1934), Frederick Nodder (abduction and murder, 1937), and the Great Train Robbers (1963).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Information (some records closed for dates as late as 2069) on the outcome of these cases is in ASSI 12
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1235 bundles, files and papers
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2411/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
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Assizes: Midland Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers