Studies in legal history The bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0807828068
ISBN 13
9780807828069
LCCN
KD 8289 .M39
DDC
345.42
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
xii, 361 pages
Subject
Old Bailey
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Abstract
"In The Bar and the Old Bailey, Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. In exploring the rise of adversarialism, May uncovers the motivations and interests of prosecutors, defendants, the bench, and the state, as well as the often maligned "Old Bailey hacks" themselves."--Jacket.
Description
Contents:
London, crime, and criminal justice -- The emergence of a criminal bar in London -- Constructing a career -- The criminal trial before the Prisoners' Counsel Act -- Public reaction and professional concerns -- The bar, the bench, and the Central Criminal Court -- Changing the rules : the Prisoners' Counsel Act -- Justifying advocacy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Counsel at the Old Bailey, 1783-1850..
London, crime, and criminal justice -- The emergence of a criminal bar in London -- Constructing a career -- The criminal trial before the Prisoners' Counsel Act -- Public reaction and professional concerns -- The bar, the bench, and the Central Criminal Court -- Changing the rules : the Prisoners' Counsel Act -- Justifying advocacy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Counsel at the Old Bailey, 1783-1850..
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (331) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
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