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The bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850 / Allyson N. May.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- May, Allyson N. (Allyson Nancy), 1961-
- Series:
- Studies in legal history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Central Criminal Court--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Central Criminal Court.
- History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Great Britain--History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Trial practice.
- Criminal procedure.
- Criminal procedure--Great Britain--History.
- Trial practice--Great Britain--History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Bar and the Old Bailey
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2003]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-351) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807828068
- OCLC:
- 52057913
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