Court for Crown Cases Reserved
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The Court for Crown Cases Reserved or Court for Criminal Cases Reserved was an
right to appeal and only a few selected cases were heard every year.[2]
History
| Crown Cases Act 1848 | |
|---|---|
| Act of Parliament | |
 11 & 12 Vict. c. 78 | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 August 1848 |
The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was created by the Crown Cases Act 1848 (
retrial or alter a sentence. It was superseded in 1907 by the new Court of Criminal Appeal.[3]
Notable cases referred to the court
- R v Prince (1875)
- R v Coney (1882)
Irish court
The Crown Cases Act 1848 also applied in
Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland, with the 1848 powers passed to a separate Court of Criminal Appeal in 1930.[5] A Court of Criminal Appeal for the Irish Free State was established by the Courts of Justice Act 1924
.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Crown Cases Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c.78)
- ^ Cornish & Clarke (1989) p.35
- ^ Cornish & Clarke (1989), p. 619.
- ^ Government of Ireland Act 1920 s. 43 (1)
- ^ Quekett, Arthur S. (1933). The Constitution of Northern Ireland. Vol. II. Belfast: HMSO. p. 228, n. 2.
Bibliography
- Cornish, W.; Clarke, G. (1989). Law and Society in England 1750-1950. London: Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 0-421-31150-9.
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