Central Criminal Court Act 1856
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The Central Criminal Court Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict., c.16) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act allowed a crime committed outside London to be tried at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, rather than locally.
Background
The Act was passed in direct and urgent response to anxieties that doctor and accused murderer William Palmer would not be able to enjoy a fair trial in his native Staffordshire owing to public revulsion at the allegations.References
Bibliography
- Davenport-Hines, R. (2004) "Palmer, William [the Rugeley Poisoner] (1824–1856)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 20 July 2007 (subscription required)
- Knott, G. H. (1912). The Trial of William Palmer. Notable English Trials, Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co..
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