Lewes Assizes
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Lewes Assizes was a historic higher criminal court in Lewes, England, that heard serious felony cases before the abolition of the assize system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
ⓘ
criminal court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Courts Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | assize circuits in England and Wales ⓘ |
| caseType | indictable offences ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| courtType | superior court of record ⓘ |
| function |
hearing serious criminal cases
ⓘ
trial of felonies ⓘ |
| heardAppealsFrom | lower criminal courts in Sussex ⓘ |
| heardCases |
capital offences
ⓘ
serious felonies ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Lewes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
county town of Sussex ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Lewes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | assize system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Assize Courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy |
High Court judges
ⓘ
judges of the Queen's Bench Division ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Crown Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionallyBy | Lewes Crown Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | regional higher criminal court ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | before 1972 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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