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The Treason Trial in South Africa, 1956–1961
In June 1955, a multi-racial group came together to write the Freedom Charter, demanding racial equality and democracy in South Africa. They were put on trial.
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Rolled files of records of nisi prius. These records are regularly accompanied by...
Catalogue reference: ASSI 39/21
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This record is about the Rolled files of records of nisi prius. These records are regularly accompanied by... dating from [1737-1793] in the series Assizes: Home, Norfolk and South-Eastern Circuits: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ASSI 39/21
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1737-1793]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Rolled files of records of nisi prius.
These records are regularly accompanied by writs of distringas juratorum and jury panels. Some of them have been made up into posteas: that is to say that they have been endorsed with what purports to be the return of the judge before whom the cause was tried, stating the day of the trial, the name of the presiding judge, the appearance of the parties by their attorneys, the summons of the jury and the findings of the jury together with their assessment of damages and costs. None of the cases carry any annotation.
One of the rolls has been tentatively listed as a judgment roll. Another one is an issue roll for assizes cases in 1737, demonstrating just how closely the process in a criminal trial could mimic that of a civil one.
It also contains a bundle of indictments, some incomplete, and writs. The bundle includes blank judges' certificates for the payment of parliamentary rewards.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Legal
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ASSI 39
Assizes: Home, Norfolk and South-Eastern Circuits: Miscellanea
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