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Legal Terms - Crown Court
a court established by the Courts Act of 1971 to replace the authority previously held by *quarter sessions and *assizes, which
were eliminated by the same Act. It is a Senior Court for Wales and England. The Crown Court is a court that hears appeals from *magistrates' courts and has unrestricted authority over all criminal cases tried on *indictment. The Crown Court is a single court that can convene at any location in England and Wales that the Lord Chancellor designates, unlike the courts it superseded.
a court established by the Courts Act of 1971 to replace the authority previously held by *quarter sessions and *assizes, which
were eliminated by the same Act. It is a Senior Court for Wales and England. The Crown Court is a court that hears appeals from *magistrates' courts and has unrestricted authority over all criminal cases tried on *indictment. The Crown Court is a single court that can convene at any location in England and Wales that the Lord Chancellor designates, unlike the courts it superseded.
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