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Crown Office Row was named after the Crown Office, which used to sit on the site and was removed in 1621. The first building (described by Charles Dugdale as "the Great Brick Building over against the Garden") was constructed in 1628, and completely replaced in 1737. [51] The current buildings were designed and built by Sir Edward Maufe. [50]
The Sheriffs (Scotland) Act 1747 reduced the office of sheriff principal to a largely ceremonial one, with a sheriff depute or sheriff substitute appointed to each "county, shire or stewartry". [3] The sheriff deputes, who were paid a salary by the Crown, were qualified advocates and took charge of sheriff courts. Where a sheriff depute was ...
Crown Office may refer to: Crown Office in Chancery, a department under the Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom; Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, a ...
Sheku Bayoh, 31, died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015.
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The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, by Jessica Pishko, Dutton, 480 pages, $32 The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States ...
Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Sheriff's House, is a historic jail and residence located at 226 South Main Street in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building. It has a three-story projecting tower and a mansard roof.
Officers' Row or Officers Row is a feature of many forts and other military installations, especially those of the United States, including: Officers Row at Fort Egbert, Eagle, Alaska; Officers row at Fort DuPont, Delaware City, Delaware; Officers' Row at Fort Larned, Larned, Kansas; Officers' Row at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Maine