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Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Leicester: Indictments

Catalogue reference: J 197

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J 197

This series contains indictments from the Crown Court at Leicester. Indictments are a written or printed accusation of a crime. They consist of three parts: first, the commencement (name of case and defendant, court of trial, statement that...

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Reference
J 197
Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Leicester: Indictments
Date
1972-2005
Description

This series contains indictments from the Crown Court at Leicester.

Indictments are a written or printed accusation of a crime. They consist of three parts: first, the commencement (name of case and defendant, court of trial, statement that named person is charged with offence(s); second, the statement of the offence(s); and third, the particulars (e.g. description of the offence, date, place of the offence, name of victim(s)).

Arrangement

Records were usually arranged by year and then by numerical order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Supreme Court of Judicature, Crown Court at Leicester, 1971-1971
Physical description
987 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2006 Department for Constitutional Affairs

Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

Leicester Crown Court was a second tier Crown Court.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9804/

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Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Leicester: Indictments