The bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850
By: Allyson N. May.
Series: Studies in legal history
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Great Britain. Central Criminal Court -- History.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- History.; Criminal procedure -- England -- History.; Trial practice -- England -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-351) and index.
Table of contents: title: London, crime, and criminal justice; title: The emergence of a criminal bar in London; title: Constructing a career; title: The criminal trial before the Prisoners' Counsel Act; title: Public reaction and professional concerns; title: The bar, the bench, and the Central Criminal Court; title: Changing the rules : the Prisoners' Counsel Act; title: Justifying advocacy.