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Simplified layout of a typical Crown Court courtroom. There are several physical elements to a Crown Court. From the position of the defendant: The judge sits on a large bench at the very back of the court. Above will be a Royal Coat of Arms. In front of the judge will be the desk of the Clerk of Court, facing the court.
The Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, is the Crown Court centre for the City of London.. In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected trial at the Crown Court instead of trial at a magistrates' court.
S. Salisbury Law Courts; Sessions House, Ely; Sessions House, Knutsford; Sessions House, Preston; Sheffield Law Courts; Shire Hall, Worcester; Shrewsbury Justice Centre
Snaresbrook Crown Court is a historic, Grade II listed building situated in Snaresbrook, an area within the London Borough of Redbridge. It is one of 12 Crown Court centres serving Greater London and is designated as a third-tier court. It is set within 18 acres of grounds and has its own lake, known as Eagle Pond.
Notable cases heard at the court include the trial and conviction of six men, including Abu Izzadeen, Sulayman Keeler and Abdul Rahman Saleem, in 2008, on charges of supporting terrorism [12] and the trial and conviction of Kirk Reid, in 2009, on 28 charges of rape and sexual assault.
The High Court also sits on circuit and in other major cities. Designed by George Edmund Street , who died before it was completed, it is a large grey stone edifice in the Victorian Gothic Revival style built in the 1870s and opened by Queen Victoria in 1882.
The Government’s target of cutting the crown court backlog is “no longer achievable”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said the Ministry ...
Until the early 21st century, crown court hearings were held in the Cambridge Guildhall. [1] After the judicial facilities in the guildhall were deemed to be inadequate, the Lord Chancellor's Department decided to commission a new courthouse: the site chosen had originally accommodated a row of shops as well as a public house known as the "Wheelwright's Arms", which closed in 1960, [2] and ...