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Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain

Title
Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain / Thomas Grant.
Author
Grant, Thomas (Barrister)
Publication
  • London : John Murray, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Great Britain. Central Criminal Court > History
  • Great Britain. Central Criminal Court
  • 1900-2099
  • Criminal law > England > London > Cases
  • Trials > England > London > History > 20th century
  • Trials > England > London > History > 21st century
  • Criminal law
  • Trials
  • England > London
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Trials, litigation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Spectacle -- The Camden Town Murder : R v Wood (1907) -- 'The cult of the clitoris' : R v Billing (1918) -- Part II. Glamour -- Unnatural practices : R v Fahmy (1923) -- Poor little rich girl : R v. Barney (1932) -- Part III. War -- Haw-haw : R v Joyce (1945) -- Part IV. 'Christie done it' : R v Evans (1950) -- 'It is obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him' : R v Ellis (1955) -- Part V. Politics -- 'Equipment for a spy' : R v Martelli (1963) -- 'Trial of the century' : R v Thorpe (1979) -- 'No apologies and no regrets' : R v Randle and Pottle (1991) -- Part VI. Grief -- 'There is no greater task for the criminal justice system than to protect the vulnerable' : R v Huntley and Carr (2003) -- Appendix I. The Old Bailey : a brief history from 1907 -- Appendix II. The criminal trial / by His Honour Judge Edward Bindloss.
Call Number
JFE 19-10365
ISBN
  • 9781473651616
  • 1473651611
  • 9781473651623 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
1084400206
Author
Grant, Thomas (Barrister), author.
Title
Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain / Thomas Grant.
Publisher
London : John Murray, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-2099
Other Form:
Ebook version : 9781473651623
Research Call Number
JFE 19-10365
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