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

Catalogue reference: J 205

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J 205

This series contains indictments from the Crown Courts at Southwark. 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 205
Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Southwark: Indictments
Date
1983-1996
Description

This series contains indictments from the Crown Courts at Southwark. 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, The Crown Court at Southwark, 1971-1971
Physical description
540 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 100 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2021 Ministry of Justice

Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background
Southwark Crown Court was a third tier crown court.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9812/

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