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

Catalogue reference: J 266

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J 266

This series contains indictments for the Crown Courts at Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. 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...

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Reference

J 266

Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Chelmsford: Indictments
Date

1972-2005

Description

This series contains indictments for the Crown Courts at Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea.

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 Chelmsford, 1971-1971
Physical description

968 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

Chelmsford Crown Court is a first tier Crown Court. The Court was part of the South Eastern Circuit and included Southend under its jurisdiction.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9873/

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