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16 unusual facts about Crown Court


Abu Izzadeen

On 2008-04-17 Izzadeen was among six men convicted at Kingston Crown Court of supporting terrorism, while the jury failed to reach a verdict on a third charge of encouraging terrorism.

Bradley Wright-Phillips

Wright-Phillips pleaded not guilty, and opted to be tried at Crown Court.

Camblesforth

On 18 April 2005, at Leeds Crown Court, Hobson admitted both of the murders as well as those of James and Joan Britton, a couple in their eighties who were found beaten to death in the village of Strensall near York.

Cleckheaton Central railway station

In 1972 a Dewsbury man appeared at Wakefield Crown Court; in the words of the prosecution counsel "what the case really comes to is that this man last August in effect stole Cleckheaton station".

Combat 18

Despite Sargent's attempt to implicate Browning, Sargent was convicted of murder at Chelmsford Crown Court the following year.

David Moor

The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Hooper, took place at Newcastle Crown Court on 4 April 1999 and concluded on 11 May 1999.

Drug Trafficking Act 1994

Where the defendant is convicted of a drug trafficking offence and the prosecutor applies to the Crown Court for a confiscation order the court must determine whether the defendant has benefited from drug trafficking.

Event data recorder

The first such use of EDR evidence in the United Kingdom was at Birmingham Crown Court during the trial of a 21 year old man who crashed the Range Rover Sport he was driving into a Jeep in 2006.

Fiz Brown

The incident is deemed too serious, so she is sent to Crown Court.

John Alkin

Alkin is best remembered for two roles: DS Tom Daniels in The Sweeney and barrister Barry Deeley in the long running daytime TV drama Crown Court.

Judy Loe

In 1978 Loe appeared in an episode of the television drama Crown Court shortly before landing the role of Dr Helen Sanders in the final two series of the television drama General Hospital playing the role from 1978 until 1979.

Lawtel

Cases are reported from the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal (Civil), Court of Appeal (Criminal), High Court, selected tribunals, Crown Court, and the County Court.

Operation Safeguard

The policy is supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers, it outlined a list of criteria for prisoners who should not be held in police station cells under Safeguard, including among others: women, juveniles and those with mental health problems or those involved in a Crown Court trial.

Roderick Evans

Evans became a circuit judge in 1992, serving as resident judge for the Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court from 1994 to 1998 and resident judge for the Swansea Crown Court from 1998 to 1999.

Tamar Bridge

Similar protests for male custody rights in 2004 have also taken place on cranes next to Exeter Crown Court (in Devon) and next to Tower Bridge, London.

The Late, Late Breakfast Show

The magistrates chose not to refer the case to the Crown Court, where there would have been an unlimited penalty.


Colin Bucksey

Since the 1970s, Bucksey has accumulated a number of credits in British TV, directing episodes of Crown Court, Armchair Thriller and Educating Marmalade.

High Arcal School

The school's current head teacher is Mrs Jo Manson, who took the position on a temporary basis in August 2006 following the resignation of Mr Jeffrey Williams, who quit after being fined at Wolverhampton Crown Court following a conviction for kerb-crawling.

Sheffield incest case

The Sheffield incest case concerns the conviction in November 2008 in Sheffield Crown Court of a 54-year-old English businessman who, undetected over a period of 25 years, committed rape of his two daughters, fathering seven surviving children with them.

William Simons

Other roles have included parts in Coronation Street, Crown Court, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The Sweeney, Cribb, Minder, Dempsey & Makepeace, the 1977 Doctor Who story The Sun Makers, Last of the Summer Wine and The Darling Buds of May.