Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain /
Grant, Thomas (Barrister),
Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain / Thomas Grant. - 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781473651616 1473651611
2019458806
GBB909569 bnb
019210663 Uk
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court --History.
Trials--History--England--London--20th century.
Trials--History--England--London--21st century.
Criminal law--England--London--Cases.
KD370 / .G73 2019
345.42101 / GRA
Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain / Thomas Grant. - 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781473651616 1473651611
2019458806
GBB909569 bnb
019210663 Uk
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court --History.
Trials--History--England--London--20th century.
Trials--History--England--London--21st century.
Criminal law--England--London--Cases.
KD370 / .G73 2019
345.42101 / GRA