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

Catalogue reference: J 324

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J 324

This series contains indictments of the Crown Courts at Taunton and Barnstable. 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 324

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

1972-2003

Description

This series contains indictments of the Crown Courts at Taunton and Barnstable.

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 Taunton, 1971-1971
Physical description

206 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

Taunton Crown Court was a third tier Crown Court.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9931/

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