When events occur in Court this page will be updated. Project Directors are Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker; the project manager is Sharon Howard and the chief technical officer is Jamie McLaughlin. A query text such as +coffee newspaper argument will return texts in which coffee is present, together with either newspaper or argument (or both). After-trial calendars of prisoners include some or all of the following details: Browse through the record series of after-trial calendars by clicking on the links below to find details of prisoners tried within the following year ranges: The London Metropolitan Archives holds various Quarter Sessions records for London and Middlesex, including the Sessions of Gaol Delivery for the City of London and Middlesex held at the Old Bailey until 1834 as well as City of London Sessions, Middlesex Sessions, Westminster Sessions and the County of London Sessions. [18] In Agatha Christie's play, Witness for the Prosecution, the murder trial of Leonard Vole is held at the Old Bailey. Up to 20 people could be hanged at a time, attracting up to 100,000 spectators. Daily lists for the Court of Appeal. Download the PDF for more details. Witness statements: depositions, up to 1971 in CRIM 1and 1987 in J 267 (for more information see section 6). You can change your cookie settings at any time. This page should be used for basic and general searches. The Central Criminal Court Act 1856 was passed to enable his trial, and others with a public profile, to be held at the Old Bailey. The catalogue contains short descriptions of the records and a document reference for each you will need the document reference to see the record itself. The execution date as given in the Ordinary's Accounts is used in respect to these pamphlets. Aliases in the Proceedings and the Ordinary's Accounts have been separately identified and indexed by tags normally hidden from the reader. The Daily Court Status can be seen here everyday from 10:00 am. London's Central Criminal Court, universally known as the Old Bailey, has been the capital's principal criminal court for centuries,the nickname is taken from the road the Court is situated on. UK Court Records Search - Enter a First and Last Name To Begin Security is strict. Records of London and Middlesex Quarter Sessions, Chadwyck Healey microfiche collection of British Trials 1660-1900, Quarter Sessions records for City of London, Middlesex and Westminster, County of Middlesex Calendar to the Sessions Records 1612-1616, Friends of The National Tours of and talks on Legal London: the Royal Courts of Justice, Old Bailey and the Inns of Court. We have three expert speakers, who will all be giving their insights into our criminal justice system. Finally, you can select the Advanced radio button, which allows you to use wild cards, boolean operators, and more complex syntax in combination. Not all records have survived as clerks sometimes destroyed them when they ran out of space. Most names in the Proceedings and the Ordinary's Accounts have been separately tagged and indexed. It is also possible to contact the court directly in order to access the records. You will need to know the approximate date of the trial to find the right calendar or index. In the normal course of things, entering only a Given Name will generate an unusably high number of hits, so you will need to combine Given Name searches with either Keyword or Surname searches, or to limit your searches by date, or text category. Her outstretched arms span 2.4 metres; in her right hand she holds the sword of retribution and in her left the equally balanced scales of justice. Each punishment sentenced in the Proceedings has been tagged with a punishment type, specifying both the broad category of punishment and the specific punishment sentenced by the court. This hall (underneath the dome) is decorated with paintings commemorating the Blitz, as well as quasi-historical scenes of St Paul's Cathedral with nobles outside. Some private waiting rooms are available which can also be used for court video link as well as interview rooms. The current main building block was completed in 1902, designed by Edward William Mountford; its architecture is recognised and protected as a Grade II* listed building. Wild Cards can be used in combination with Phrase searches and Boolean operators to construct more complex queries; but they can never be used at the beginning of a word. Old Bailey and Royal Courts of Justice Tours, Talks and Seminars, Email: Where a ceremonial tradition is followed, a judge, sitting sole, sits off-centre in case the Lord Mayor were to decide to come in, who would take the centre chair. Alternatively, you may Browse the Proceedings and Browse the Ordinary's Accounts by date to view the same full texts. Court 9 at 10am trial in the case of Fadel Dabbous and others accused of attempted murder after a 28 year old man was stabbed in Westminster, central London. [5], The hall (and its floor) was decorated with many busts and statues, chiefly of British monarchs, but also of legal figures, and those who achieved renown by campaigning for improvement in prison conditions from 1700 to 1900. Elizabeth, for instance, could be shortened to Liz or Bet, Beth or Betty, Izzy, Lizzy, Let or Letty, just to name a few possibilities. It was rebuilt again in 1774 and a second courtroom was added in 1824. The building she proudly crowns is almost as well-known as she is - the Central Criminal Court, universally known as the Old Bailey, the most famous criminal court in the world. Daniel Defoe, Oscar Wilde, Dr Crippen, the Kray Twins, Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer and Soham murderer Ian Huntley have all faced their providence in the Old Bailey dock. The Old Bailey is for those aged 14+ years only; you may be asked for photo identification. It is important to note that forenames have only been tagged when both a forename and a surname were provided, and that later repetitions of the same name within a single trial or Account have not always been tagged. From the pull-down menu you can also choose to narrow your search to any one of four broad categories of verdicts. Indictments are the formal statements of the charge against the accused. A collaboration between the Universities of Hertfordshire and Sheffield and the Open University, this project was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Big Lottery Fund. The current neo-Baroque building of 1907, is topped by a 12ft gold leaf statue of a lady of justice holding a sword in one hand and the scales of justice in the other. The current main building block was completed in 1902, designed by Edward William Mountford; its architecture is recognised and protected as a Grade II* listed building. These are trials that were referred to the Court of Criminal Appeal, mostly after 1956 though there are a few files from 1945. They provide summaries of trials and what was said in court. This is a new service your feedback will help us to improve it. Search - Personal Details - Central Criminal Court - Old Bailey Online Kyle Kelson, 25, was blasted in the head with a shotgun in the early hours of June 19 in North Cheam, Surrey. Email: The following publications are available at The National Archives library at Kew: Clive Emsley, The Newgate Calendar (Wordsworth, 1997), W Eden Hooper, History of Newgate and the Old Bailey (Underwood Press, 1935), Caroline Jowett, The History of Newgate Prison (Pen & Sword, 2017), A Knapp and W Baldwin The Newgate Calendar (4 vols) (J Robins and Co, 1824-1828), describing notorious cases 1700-1825, For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday [2] The original medieval court was first mentioned in 1585; it was next to the older Newgate Prison, and seems to have grown out of the endowment to improve the gaol and rooms for the sheriffs, made possible by a gift from Richard Whittington. 8am to 7pm. Over 100,000 criminal trials were carried out at the Old Bailey between 1674 and 1834. Please refer to the other pages listed to your left for more search options. 1 hour 30 minutes. To cite whole Sessions, if for instance you are referring to jury lists or summary information, use the following format: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 6.0, 17 April 2011), 15 April 1724 (17240415). The default setting allows you to search the full text of all the documents available on this website. After extensive damage caused by an air-raid in 1941, the building was restored and enlarged and more courts added. The position of "Recorder of London" is distinct from that of a recorder, which is a part-time judicial office, holders of which sit part-time as judges of the Crown Court or County Court. Mr Sharp told Mr Justice Sweeney: "I'm keen to fight for my innocence." You can search by name of defendant, type of crime or date for transcripts of proceedings 1846-1958from a small selection of trials, in DPP 4, and transcripts of proceedings 1812-1963, again from a selection of trials, in TS 36. [8] She holds a sword in her right hand and the scales of justice in her left. The most recent records we hold for this court are between 30 to 50 years old. With the Phrase radio button selected all the text in the search box is treated as a single precise phrase, including one and two letter words and words on the Stop List. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY AND NOT LINKED TO THE CORPORATION OF LONDON IN ANY WAY. events and activities being held in and around the City to celebrate. You may combine searches on tagged information including surname, gender, age and occupation. Kacem Mokrane, 18 was stabbed in the stomach in Mount Pleasant Road, Walthamstow on Thursday, November 16 2017 and died four days later. info@oldbaileyinsight.co.uk Phone: 07866 690618 (Mobile: Mainline) Get in Touch For More Information OR to Book a Talk, Tour or Seminar Awards Quick Links How To Book Legal London Combined Tour Online Crime & Punishment Seminar Details Visiting the Old Bailey & RCJ Tours & Events Calendar Contact us It is the most famous court house in the world but from the 1100s it was a prison, the notorious Newgate, and a place of execution. The victims mother was tied up with duct tape close to the body of her son. Search or browse case files of the Director of Public Prosecutions in DPP 1 1889-1930, and DPP 2 1931-2016 (recent records are closed), and transcripts of certain trials in DPP 4 1846-1958. You can search the catalogue using keywords and dates. Find a research guide, or view our guidance on researching: All content is available under the Open Government Licence A minus sign (-) can be used to specify words to be specifically excluded from the search. It is a legal landmark because of the jurys refusal to convict them, which led to the establishment of the right of juries to give a verdict according to conscience. "Moses gave unto the people the laws of God" Former undercover cop Neil Woods, who risked his life bringing down major drugs gangs but now believes all drugs should be legalised and brought under government control. The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 are . Obi had been stabbed nine times. Email Enquiries centralcriminalcourt@justice.gov.uk Enquiries. "Poise the cause in justice's equal scales" Earlier records are less likely to have been kept than later ones. The reference number for every trial in the Proceedings consists of the letter t followed by the date on which the sessions began, expressed in numbers (year, then month, then day of the month), followed by a dash and then a number (trials were numbered sequentially in the order in which they appeared in the Proceedings).