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Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
Also Known As Old Bailey
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The senior criminal court for London, created in 1834 with jurisdiction to try crimes committed in London, Middlesex, parts of Essex, Kent and Surrey, and crimes committed on the high seas, and commonly known as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands. Hawley Harvey Crippen was tried and convicted of the murder of his wife there in 1910, before the Lord Chief Justice, and was hanged the same year. Since 1972 the building has been used by the Crown Court sitting in the City of London, but the court that tried Crippen predates that reorganization by decades.
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Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account SeatSourced to the subject's own account Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountLondon, Middlesex, and parts of Essex, Kent and Surrey (1834); City of London (as a Crown Court sitting, from 1972) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Crime and Justice Atlas: Crippen Case, discussed there.
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1. Wikipedia: Old Bailey
WikipediaHistory sectionQuote, History section
In 1834 a new court was created, the Central Criminal Court, with jurisdiction to try all crimes committed in London, Middlesex, certain parts of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, and also crimes committed on the high seas.
Wikipedia: Hawley Harvey Crippen
WikipediaTrial sectionQuote, Trial section
Crippen was tried at the Old Bailey before the Lord Chief Justice.
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