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Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at St Albans: Indictments

Catalogue reference: J 272

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J 272

This series contains indictments for the Crown Courts at St Albans and Bedford. 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,...

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Reference
J 272
Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at St Albans: Indictments
Date
1972-2005
Description

This series contains indictments for the Crown Courts at St Albans and Bedford.

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 St Albans, 1971-1971
Physical description
848 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

St Albans Crown Court was was a second tier Crown Court. It was part of the South Eastern Circuit and included Bedford as part of its jurisdiction.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9879/

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Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at St Albans: Indictments